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How to pronounce collect
Say it like this: /ˈkɑlɪkt/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does collect mean?
verbTo gather together; amass.
“Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out.”
To get; particularly, get from someone.
“A bank collects a monthly payment on a client's new car loan. A mortgage company collects a monthly payment on a house.”
To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
“John Henry collects stamps.”
adjTo be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.
“It was to be a collect delivery, but no-one was available to pay.”
advWith payment due from the recipient.
“I had to call collect.”
nounThe prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.
“He used the day's collect as the basis of his sermon.”
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