Definitions
1.VerbTo gather together; amass."Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out.; The team uses special equipment to collect data on temperature, wind speed and rainfall."
2.VerbTo 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."
3.VerbTo accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation."John Henry collects stamps.; I don't think he collects as much as hoards.; My friend from school has started to collects mangas and novels recently"
4.VerbTo pick up or fetch [someone, in a vehicle]"Can you collect me from the airport?"
5.VerbTo form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)
6.VerbTo collect payments."He had a lot of trouble collecting on that bet he made."
7.VerbTo come together in a group or mass."The rain collected in puddles."
8.VerbTo infer; to conclude.
9.VerbTo collide with or crash into (another vehicle or obstacle)."The truck veered across the central reservation and collected a car that was travelling in the opposite direction."
10.AdjectiveTo 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."
11.AdverbWith payment due from the recipient."I had to call collect."
12.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."