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patonce (iou) and collect 1, verb (oh)


patonce (iou)



patonce adjective. M16.
[Perh. rel. to POTENCe.]
Heraldry. Of a cross: having limbs usu. expanding in a curved form from the centre, with ends resembling those of the cross flory. Usu. postpositive.

collect 1, verb (oh)



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1 ?bring together?
2 ?keep objects?
3 ?rent/debts/taxes?
4 ?money to help people?
5 ?increase in amount?
6 ?win something?
7 collect yourself/collect your thoughts
8 ?take somebody/something from a place?
9 ?crowd?
Phrasal verbs
collect something ¡û¡ú up
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[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of colligere, from com- ( COM-) + legere 'to gather']
?BRING TOGETHER?
[T] to get things of the same type from different places and bring them together
-see also collection collection, collector collector
::After 25 years of collecting Recipes, she has compiled them into a cookbook.
::The company collects information about consumer trends.
::We've been out collecting signatures for our petition.
?KEEP OBJECTS?
[T] to get and keep objects of the same type, because you think they are attractive or interesting
-see also collection collection, collector collector
::Arlene collects teddy bears.
?RENT/DEBTS/TAXES?
[T] to get money that you are owed
-see also collector collector
collect tax/rent/a Debt
::The landlady came around once a month to collect the rent.
?MONEY TO HELP PEOPLE?
[I and T] to ask people to give you money or goods for an organization that helps people
collect for
::I'm collecting for Children in Need.
?INCREASE IN AMOUNT?
[I and T] if something collects in a place, or you collect it there, it gradually increases in amount
::Rain collected in pools on the road.
::solar panels for collecting energy from the sun
::I didn't know what to do with it, so it just sat there collecting dust .
?WIN SOMETHING?
[T] to receive something because you have won a race, game etc
::Redgrave collected his fifth Olympic gold medal in Sydney.
collect yourself/collect your thoughts
to make an effort to remain calm and think clearly and carefully about something
::I got there early so I had a few minutes to collect my thoughts before the meeting began.
?TAKE SOMEBODY/SOMETHING FROM A PLACE?
[T] especially BrE to come to a particular place in order to take someone or something away
American Equivalent: pick up
::Martin's gone to collect the children from school.
::I've got to go and collect the book I ordered from the library.
?CROWD?
[I] formal to come together gradually to form a group of people
::A crowd was beginning to collect around the scene of the accident.
collect up [collect sth ¡û¡ú up] phr v
to pick up several things, and put them together
::Can you collect up all the dirty plates and cups?