collect [kəˈlekt]
transitive verb
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. or one's thoughts reponerse; recobrar el dominio de uno mismo
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