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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)

collect

/kəˈlɛkt/

An illustration for collect

verb1 of 2

to gather things/people together in one place

  • “The foods collected will be noted afterward to flood victims.”Tatoeba
  • “We are collecting sentences and their translations in different languages.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

adjective2 of 2

To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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