Meaning & use
Collects
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Gathers or brings together items, information, or people from various places into a single group or location.
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He collects vintage stamps from around the world.
The charity collects donations every December to fund its winter shelter program.
A note on using this word
As a noun (pronounced differently), 'a collect' refers to a short formal prayer used in some Christian liturgies, an unrelated but same-spelled word.
Words with a similar meaning
gathersaccumulatesamasses
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Words with an opposite meaning
dispersesscatters
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