Word COLLECT: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

collect

🇺🇸 [kəˈlɛkt]

Meanings

To gather things or items together, often over a period of time. This could involve physical objects like stamps, coins, or data, as well as abstract things such as thoughts or experiences.

Examples

• She collects rare books and has a large library.
• He began to collect postcards from different countries.
• The researcher collected data for the survey over six months.

Synonyms

gather • assemble • accumulate

Antonyms

disperse • scatter • lose