Bring or gather together (a number of things):
[NO OBJECT] Come together and form a group:
Systematically seek and acquire (items of a particular kind) as a hobby:
Accumulate over a period of time:
Call for and take away; fetch:
Call for and obtain (payments) from a number of people:
Go somewhere and receive (something) as a right or award:
Ask for and receive (charitable donations):
(collect oneself) Regain control of oneself, typically after a shock:
Concentrate (one’s thoughts):
she returned to her room to collect her thoughts
archaic Conclude; infer:
[WITH CLAUSE]: by all best conjectures, I collect Thou art to be my fatal enemy
5Cause (a horse) to bring its hind legs further forward as it moves:
a rider should want to be able to collect a horse when hacking