Definition
Gathers or brings together objects, money, or information; third-person singular present tense of 'collect.'
Etymology
From Latin 'collectus' (gathered together), from 'co-' (together) and 'legere' (to gather/choose). The sense of 'gather' has been in English since the 1500s.
Kelly Says
The root 'legere' (to choose/gather) is amazingly productive in English—it gives us not just 'collect,' but also 'select,' 'elect,' 'intelligent,' and 'lecture,' all literally about choosing or gathering.
Translations
ARالعربية
يُجمع
yu-jam-mu
BNবাংলা
সংগ্রহ করে
song-ra-ho-kore
CACatalà
recol·lecta
re-kol-lek-ta
ELΕλληνικά
διοικεί
di-o-ik-ei
ESEspañol
recopila
re-ko-pi-la
FAفارسی
جمع میکند
jam-e-a-ku-mi-d
FRFrançais
récolte
re-kɔlt
HIहिन्दी
संग्रह करता है
san-grah kar-ta hai
HUMagyar
bevétel-szabályoz
be-ve-tel-szab-a-lo-z
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengumpulkan
men-ga-ku-lum-pa-kan
ITItaliano
raccoglie
ra-kol-ghe
KO한국어
수집합니다
su-jib-hamn-ida
MRMR
संग्रह करते
san-grah kar-te
MSBahasa Melayu
mengumpulkan
men-ga-ku-lum-pa-kan
NLNederlands
verzamelt
ver-za-melt
NONorsk
innkrever
in-n-kre-ver
PTPortuguês
recolhe
re-kol-he
RORomână
colectează
ko-le-t-e-a-ză
RUРусский
собирает
so-bi-ra-et
SVSvenska
insamlar
in-sam-lar
SWKiswahili
kusanya
ku-san-ya
TAதமிழ்
சேகரிக்கிறது
sa-e-kari-kka-ri-ta
TEతెలుగు
సేకరించు
sa-e-ka-ri-nchu
THไทย
เก็บภาษี
gep-pha-si
TLTL
nag-a-angalaga
na-ga-an-ga-la-ga
UKУкраїнська
збирає
z-bi-ra-ye
URاردو
جمع کرتا ہے
jam-ma-kar-ta hai
VITiếng Việt
thu thập
thu thap
ZUZU
ukushela
u-ku-she-la