- What type of word is collect?
- What is noun of collect?
- What is the root word of collect?
- What is this word collect?
What type of word is collect?
As detailed above, 'collect' can be a noun or a verb. Noun usage: He used the day's collect as the basis of his sermon. Verb usage: Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out.
What is noun of collect?
noun. the act of collecting. something that is collected; a group of objects or an amount of material accumulated in one location, especially for some purpose or as a result of some process: a stamp collection;a collection of unclaimed hats in the checkroom;a collection of books on Churchill.
What is the root word of collect?
collect (v.)
early 15c., "gather into one place or group" (transitive), from Old French collecter "to collect" (late 14c.), from Latin collectus, past participle of colligere "gather together," from assimilated form of com "together" (see com-) + legere "to gather," from PIE root *leg- (1) "to collect, gather."
What is this word collect?
1a : to bring together into one body or place. b : to gather or exact from a number of persons or sources collect taxes. c : to gather an accumulation of (objects) especially as a hobby collects stamps. 2 : infer, deduce. 3 : to gain or regain control of collect his thoughts.