verb
- to gather things together from different places
- to get and keep objects of a particular type as a hobby
- to go somewhere to get someone or something
adjective
- requiring the person receiving a phone call to pay for it
adverb
- in a way that requires the receiver to pay for a phone call
Examples
- She collects stamps from around the world.
- Please collect all the papers from your desk.
- I’ll collect you at eight o’clock tonight.
- The company collects payments monthly.
- He made a collect call to his parents.
- Can you call collect from this phone?
- The teacher collected the homework assignments.
- They collect donations for charity every year.