How do you use "collect" in a sentence?

He collects vintage records from the 1960s. I'll collect you from the station at six. The researchers collected data over several months.

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Q: What does "collect" mean?

To gather together; to pick up from a place The word 'collect' means to bring things together in one place or to accumulate them over time. It can refer to hobbies (collecting stamps), gathering data, or picking someone up from a location. In British English, you 'collect' children from school, while Americans might say 'pick up.'

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Significado: To gather together; to pick up from a place

收集，采集；接人

coleccionar, recoger, recolectar

集める、収集する；迎えに行く

모으다, 수집하다; 데리러 가다

The word 'collect' means to bring things together in one place or to accumulate them over time. It can refer to hobbies (collecting stamps), gathering data, or picking someone up from a location. In British English, you 'collect' children from school, while Americans might say 'pick up.'

「collect」意为把东西聚集在一个地方或随时间积累。它可以指爱好（集邮）、收集数据或从某地接人。在英式英语中，你「collect」孩子放学，而美国人可能说「pick up」。

La palabra «collect» significa reunir cosas en un lugar o acumularlas con el tiempo. Puede referirse a pasatiempos (coleccionar sellos), recopilar datos o recoger a alguien de un lugar. En inglés británico, se usa «collect» para recoger a los niños del colegio.

「collect」は物を一箇所に集める、または時間をかけて蓄積することを意味します。趣味（切手収集）、データ収集、または誰かを迎えに行くことを指すことができます。英国英語では子供を学校から「collect」しますが、アメリカでは「pick up」と言うことが多いです。

'collect'는 물건을 한곳에 모으거나 시간이 지나면서 축적하는 것을 의미합니다. 취미(우표 수집), 데이터 수집, 또는 특정 장소에서 누군가를 데리러 가는 것을 가리킬 수 있습니다. 영국 영어에서는 학교에서 아이를 'collect'한다고 하고, 미국 영어에서는 'pick up'이라고 합니다.

Ejemplos

He collects vintage records from the 1960s.
他收集1960年代的复古唱片。
Él colecciona discos vintage de los años 60.
彼は1960年代のビンテージレコードを収集しています。
그는 1960년대 빈티지 레코드를 수집합니다.
I'll collect you from the station at six.
我六点钟去车站接你。
Te recogeré en la estación a las seis.
6時に駅に迎えに行きます。
6시에 역으로 데리러 갈게요.
The researchers collected data over several months.
研究人员花了几个月收集数据。
Los investigadores recopilaron datos durante varios meses.
研究者たちは数ヶ月にわたってデータを収集しました。
연구자들은 수개월에 걸쳐 데이터를 수집했습니다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From Old French 'collecter', from Latin 'collectus', past participle of 'colligere' meaning 'to gather together', from 'com-' (together) + 'legere' (to gather, to choose). Related to 'select', 'elect', and 'lecture'.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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