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collect

One entry found.

Main Entry: ¹collect

Function: transitive verb

Language: English

1 gather : recopilar, reunir, recoger <she collected her thoughts : puso en orden sus ideas>
2 : coleccionar, juntar <to collect stamps : coleccionar timbres>
3 : cobrar (una deuda), recaudar (un impuesto)
4 draw : cobrar, percibir (un sueldo, etc.)

intransitive verb

1 accumulate : acumularse, juntarse
2 congregate : congregarse, reunirse

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