Word

collect, v.
(collected, collecting, collects)
freq. cnt. 53

get or gather together
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3

accumulate amass collect compile hoard pile up roll up

sample sentences

"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"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
The crowds %s in the streets

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They %s the money in the closet

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They %s the money in the closet

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They %s the money in the closet

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Somebody ----s something
They %s the money in the closet

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

collecting collection

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

accumulative accumulative accumulation accumulation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

compilation compilation

semantic pointers

hyponym

run up corral collect, pull in scrape up, scrape, scratch, come up lump, chunk bale catch fund fund

hypernym

store, put in, salt away, hive away, lay in, stack away, stash away

call for and obtain payment of
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 1

collect take in

sample sentences

"we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"
"he collected the rent"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

collectible collector

semantic pointers

hypernym

take

hyponym

farm raise

assemble or get together
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 1

collect garner gather pull together

sample sentences

"gather some stones"
"pull your thoughts together"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

gather

antonym

spread

also see

gather up

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

collecting collection

semantic pointers

hyponym

mobilize, marshal, mobilise, summon rake reap, harvest, glean club hive salvage, scavenge muster, rally, summon, come up, muster up round up pick, pluck, cull nut snail birdnest, bird-nest nest oyster sponge pearl clam shock pile up, heap up, stack up

get or bring together
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

collect pull in

sample sentences

"accumulate evidence"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

collecting collection

semantic pointers

hypernym

collect, accumulate, compile, roll up, pile up, amass, hoard

hyponym

archive, file away rally, beat up, drum up

gather or collect
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

call for collect gather up pick up

sample sentences

"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"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pickup

semantic pointers

hypernym

get, acquire