To collect means to bring together things from different places. People often collect objects as a hobby or to keep them in one place.
She collects stamps from many countries.
I collect my books from the shelf.
To collect money means to take or receive payments from people. This can happen in shops, banks, or from people who owe money.
The shop collects money every day.
They collect rent from tenants monthly.
To collect someone means to go and get them from a place. For example, picking someone up by car to take them somewhere else.
I will collect you from the station.
She collects her son after school.
To collect feelings means to cause emotions or reactions to grow in people. It is often used in stories or situations that make people feel something.
The story collects sympathy from readers.
His words collect anger in the crowd.
To collect means to slowly build up or gather something over time. This can be dust, dirt, or things that are not moved for a long time.
Dust collects on the old table.
Leaves collect in the garden corner.
To collect a call means to answer a phone call where the cost is paid by the caller, not the receiver. It is a special telephone service.
Please collect on this call.
I collected the long-distance call.
To collect people means to bring them together as a group for a reason like learning or watching something. It means they come to one place.
The teacher collects students for class.
They collect fans to watch the game.
