collect

∗ ≈

recoger

∗ verb

collect
[kəˈlekt]
verbo transitivo
1coleccionar (as pastime) (stamps, books)
2reunir, juntar (gather) (supporters, belongings); recoger, reunir (data, news); recaudar (taxes)
  • I'll collect you at midday -> te recogeré al mediodía
3(compose)
  • she collected her thoughts -> puso en orden sus ideas
  • to collect oneself -> concentrarse
verbo intransitivo
4reunirse (people); acumularse (things)
adjetivo
también:
  • collect call -> llamada (f) or (Estados Unidos) llamado (m) a cobro revertido (Am)
adverbio
también:
  • to call somebody collect -> llamar or (Estados Unidos) hablar a alguien a cobro revertido (Am)

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collect [ko-lekt]
1Recoger, juntar; coleccionar (plantas, libros, insectos, moneda
sustantivo
2(as hobby).
  • We’re collecting old clothes for charity -> estamos juntando ropa usada para una obra benéfica
  • We collected (up) our belongings -> recogimos nuestras cosas
3Sumar, juntar muchos números para saber cuánto componen. (Coloquial)
4Cobrar (obtain payment/rent, fine, subscription); recaudar (taxes).
5Colegir, inferir, deducir. (Desusado)
  • To collect himself -> volver en sí; sosegarse, reponerse, reposarse
6Recoger (fetch, pick up) They collect the garbage every Monday, todos los lunes pasan a recoger la basura.
  • She collects her from school every day -> la recoge del colegio, o la va a buscar al colegio todos los días
  • Give me some time to collect my thoughts -> déjame pensar un momento (put in order)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
7Congregarse, reunirse (gather, assemble/people); acumularse, juntarse (accumulate/dust, water). (n)
8Recaudar dinero, hacer una colecta (solicit contributions). (n)
va. Reunir, recopilar (gather together/information, evidence, data). Acumular, juntar (attract, accumulate, dust).(Coloq.) Sacarse, ganarse (earn).
sustantivo
1Colecta, oración breve.
adjetivo & adverbio
1A cobro revertido, por cobrar (call, cable).

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collect [kəˈlekt]
verb:transitive
1 (assemble) reunir; juntar; [+facts, documents] recopilar; reunir; (collect in) recoger
the teacher collected the exercise books el maestro recogió los cuadernos; to collect o.s. one's thoughtsor reponerse; recobrar el dominio de uno mismo
the collected works of Shakespeare
2 (as hobby) [+stamps, valuables] coleccionar
3 (call for, pick up) [+person] recoger; pasar por; (LAm) [+post, rubbish] recoger; [+books] coger; recoger; [+subscriptions, rent] cobrar; [+taxes] recaudar; [+ticket] recoger
I'll collect you at eight vengo a recogerte a las ocho; their mother collects them from school su madre los recoge del colegio; su madre los pasa a buscar por el colegio; I'll go and collect the mail voy por el correo
4 (gather) [+dust, water] acumular; retener
verb:intransitive
1 (gather) [+people] reunirse; congregarse; [+water] estancarse; [+dust] acumularse
2 (collect money) hacer una colecta
I'm collecting for UNICEF estoy haciendo una colecta para la UNICEF; to collect for charity recaudar recolectar fondos con fines benéficos;or
3 (pick up)
collect on delivery (US) contra reembolso
adverb
to call collect (US) (Telec) llamar a cobro revertido
modifier
collect call (n) (US) llamada a cobro revertido; (f)

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Verb Conjugation for "collect"

Imperative
  • collect
  • you collect
  • he/she collects
  • we collect
  • you collect
  • they collect
Preterite
  • I collected
  • you collected
  • he/she collected
  • we collected
  • you collected
  • they collected
Present Continuous
  • I am collecting
  • you are collecting
  • he/she is collecting
  • we are collecting
  • you are collecting
  • they are collecting
Present Perfect
  • I have collected
  • you have collected
  • he/she has collected
  • we have collected
  • you have collected
  • they have collected
Past Continuous
  • I was collecting
  • you were collecting
  • he/she was collecting
  • we were collecting
  • you were collecting
  • they were collecting
Past Perfect
  • I had collected
  • you had collected
  • he/she had collected
  • we had collected
  • you had collected
  • they had collected
Future
  • I will collect
  • you will collect
  • he/she will collect
  • we will collect
  • you will collect
  • they will collect
Future Perfect
  • I will have collected
  • you will have collected
  • he/she will have collected
  • we will have collected
  • you will have collected
  • they will have collected
Future Continuous
  • I will be collecting
  • you will be collecting
  • he/she will be collecting
  • we will be collecting
  • you will be collecting
  • they will be collecting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been collecting
  • you have been collecting
  • he/she has been collecting
  • we have been collecting
  • you have been collecting
  • they have been collecting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been collecting
  • you will have been collecting
  • he/she will have been collecting
  • we will have been collecting
  • you will have been collecting
  • they will have been collecting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been collecting
  • you had been collecting
  • he/she had been collecting
  • we had been collecting
  • you had been collecting
  • they had been collecting
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