collect

US /kəˈlɛkt/

UK /kəˈlekt/

A2

adverb

  • By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it

adjective

  • (of a telephone call) charged to the person receiving it.

other

  • To obtain payment of (a debt).
  • To gather together; assemble.
  • To obtain from various places or people.

verb

  • To ask for money, e.g. for a charity
  • To gather things, people together in one place
  • To get and keep one type of things as a hobby
  • To increase or build up into a pile over time
  • To take things and bring them together
  • To go and receive, e.g. a prize or an award
  • To take control of your own feelings or thoughts

other

  • To come together; assemble.

noun

  • A short prayer.