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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
collect
/kəˈlɛkt/
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
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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)