collecting

/kəˈlɛktɪŋ/

IPA: /K AH0 L EH1 K T IH0 NG/

verb

1
To gather together; amass.
“Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out.”
2
To get; particularly, get from someone.
“A bank collects a monthly payment on a client's new car loan. A mortgage company collects a monthly payment on a house.”
3
To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
“I don't think he collects as much as hoards.”
4
To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)
5
(often with on or against) To collect payments.
“He had a lot of trouble collecting on that bet he made.”
6
To come together in a group or mass.
“The rain collected in puddles.”
7
To infer; to conclude.
8
(of a vehicle or driver) To collide with or crash into (another vehicle or obstacle).
“The truck veered across the central reservation and collected a car that was travelling in the opposite direction.”

noun

1
A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.

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