collecting Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the act of gathering something together
   assembling; aggregation; collection.
   
2. verb get or gather together
   amass; roll up; compile; collect; accumulate; hoard; pile up.
   
   • I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
   • She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
   • She rolled up a small fortune
3. verb call for and obtain payment of
   collect; take in.
   
   • we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts
   • he collected the rent
4. verb assemble or get together
   collect; pull together; gather; garner.
   
   • gather some stones
   • pull your thoughts together
5. verb get or bring together
   collect; pull in.
   
   • accumulate evidence
6. verb gather or collect
   call for; collect; pick up; gather up.
   
   • You can get the results on Monday
   • She picked up the children at the day care center
   • They pick up our trash twice a week

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