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To gather together; amass.
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"Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."
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To get; particularly, get from someone.
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"A bank collects a monthly payment on a client's new car loan. A mortgage company collects a monthly payment on a house."
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To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
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"I don't think he collects as much as hoards."
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To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)
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(often with on or against) To collect payments.
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"He had a lot of trouble collecting on that bet he made."
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To come together in a group or mass.
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"The rain collected in puddles."
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To infer; to conclude.
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(of a vehicle or driver) To collide with or crash into (another vehicle or obstacle).
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"The truck veered across the central reservation and collected a car that was travelling in the opposite direction."
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To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.
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"It was to be a collect delivery, but no-one was available to pay."
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With payment due from the recipient.
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"I had to call collect."