Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - collect
Collect
collect
1. v., adj., & adv. --v. 1 tr. & intr. bring or come together; assemble, accumulate. 2 tr. systematically seek and acquire (books, stamps, etc.), esp. as a continuing hobby. 3 a tr. obtain (taxes, contributions, etc.) from a number of people. b intr. colloq. receive money. 4 tr. call for; fetch (went to collect the laundry). 5 a refl. regain control of oneself esp. after a shock. b tr. concentrate (one's energies, thoughts, etc.). c tr. (as collected adj.) calm and cool; not perturbed or distracted. 6 tr. infer, gather, conclude. --adj. & adv. US to be paid for by the receiver (of a telephone call, parcel, etc.). Derivatives collectable adj. collectedly adv. Etymology: F collecter or med.L collectare f. L collectus past part. of colligere (as COM-, legere pick) 2. n. a short prayer of the Anglican and Roman Catholic Church, esp. one assigned to a particular day or season. Etymology: ME f. OF collecte f. L collecta fem. past part. of colligere: see COLLECT(1)
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin ~a (short for oratio ad ~am prayer upon assembly), from Late Latin, assembly, from Latin, assemblage, from feminine of ~us Date: 13th century a short prayer comprising an invocation, petition, and conclusion, ~ion, II. verb see: legend Date: 1563 transitive verb 1. to bring together into one body or place, to gather or exact from a number of persons or sources , to gather an accumulation of (objects) especially as a hobby , infer, deduce, to gain or regain control of , to claim as due and receive payment for, to get and bring with one, intransitive verb to come together in a band, group, or mass ; gather, 2. to ~ objects, to receive payment , see: gather III. adverb or adjective Date: 1893 to be paid for by the receiver ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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