English-Thai Dictionary
collect
ADJ ซึ่ง เก็บเงิน ปลายทาง reverse-charge sueng-keb-ngen-plai-tang
collect
ADV โดย เก็บเงิน ปลายทาง โดย ให้ ผู้รับ เป็น คน จ่าย เงิน reverse charges duai-keb-ngen-plai-tang
collect
N คำ สวด แบบ ย่อๆ คำ สวด แบบ สั้นๆ คำอธิษฐาน แบบ สั้นๆ kam-suad-baeb-yor yor
collect
VI เพิ่มพูน ค่อยๆ เพิ่มขึ้น amass poem-pun
collect
VI เรี่ยไร เงิน ขอ เงิน เพื่อ การกุศล ria-rai-ngen
collect
VT คุม สติ รวบรวม สติ concentrate kum-sa-ti
collect
VT สะสม (แสตมป์ เหรียญ amass garner sa-som
collect
VT เก็บ รวบรวม รวบรวม gather assemble compile convene embody garner keb-ruab-ruam
collect
VT เก็บเงิน เก็บ ค่าเช่า raise keb-ngen
collect
VT เรี่ยไร เงิน ขอ เงิน เพื่อ การกุศล settle ria-rai-ngen
collect
VT ไป นำมา ไป เอา มา ไป พา ตัว มา call for gather up pick up pai-nam-ma
collect for
PHRV เก็บ รวม รวบ เพื่อ เก็บ ไว้ ให้ keb-ruam-ruab-puea
collect from
PHRV เรียกคืน (เงิน ที่ เป็นหนี้ หรือ สัญญา riak-kuen
collect from
PHRV เอา ออกมา จาก (สถานที่ พา ออกจาก (สถานที่ aol-ook-ma-jak
collect up
PHRV รวบ รวบ ไว้ ด้วยกัน ruab-ruab-wai-duai-kan
collectable
ADJ ที่ สามารถ รวบรวม ได้ collectible ti-sa-mad-ruab-ruam-dai
collectanea
N ความเรียง ที่ คัด สรร แล้ว
collected
ADJ ที่ รวบรวม ไว้ ด้วยกัน assembled amassed compiled ti-ruab-ruam-wai-duai-kan
collectible
ADJ ที่ สามารถ รวบรวม ได้ collectable ti-sa-mad-ruab-ruam-dai
collection
N การ ชุมนุม การ รวมกลุ่ม gathering kan-chum-num
collection
N การ รวมตัวกัน เป็น กลุ่ม เป็นกอง การ รวมกัน accumulation consolidation agglomeration amassment gathering assembling amassing accumulating convening kan-ruam-tua-kan-pen-klum-pen-kong
collection
N การ เก็บ รวบรวม การ สะสม assemblage compilation amassment corpus gathering kan-keb-ruab-ruam
collection
N การเรี่ยไร เงิน การ ขอ บริจาค เงิน การเก็บเงิน solicitation appeal kan-ria-rai-ngen
collection
N งานศิลปะ ใน พิพิธภัณ ฑ์ ngan-sin-la-pa-nai-pi-phid-tar-pan
collection
N สิ่งของ ที่ รวบรวม ไว้ สิ่งของ ที่ นำมา กอง รวมกัน ไว้ assemblage heap accumulation agglomeration pile aggregation sing-kong-ti-ruab-ruam-wai
collection
N สิ่ง ที่ สะสม ไว้ ของ สะสม accumulation assemblage hoard sing-ti-sa-som-wai
collection
N เงิน เรี่ยไร เงินบริจาค ria-rai-ngen
collective
ADJ ซึ่ง เป็น กลุ่ม ซึ่ง เป็นกอง ซึ่ง รวมกัน เป็น หมู่ aggregate collected distributive sueng-pen-klum
collective
ADJ ที่ มีส่วนร่วม โดย ทุกคน โดย ส่วนรวม combined common cooperative corporate mutual distributive ti-me-suan-ruam-doi-tuk-kon
collective
N กลุ่ม หมู่คณะ กอง group klum
collective
N สิ่ง ที่ ร่วมมือ กัน ทำ (เช่น การ ทำนา ร่วม cooperative organisation organization sing-ti-ruam-mue-kan-tam
collectively
ADV อย่าง เป็น กลุ่ม อย่าง เป็นกอง อย่าง รวมกัน เป็น หมู่ mass unanimously yang-pen-klum
collectively
ADV โดย ส่วนรวม โดย ร่วม jointly altogether together doi-suan-ruam
collectivism
N ลัทธิ ส่วนรวม ลัทธิ การ มี กรรม สิทธิ ร่วมกัน
collectivity
N ลักษณะ ร่วม ประชาชน ทั้งหมด ลัทธิ กรรมสิทธิ์ ร่วม
collectivize
VT จัด ให้ มี ลักษณะ ร่วม จัด ให้ มีกรรมสิทธิ์ ร่วม
collector
N นัก สะสม gatherer hobbyist antiquary assembler accumulator nak-sa-som
collector
N ผู้ เก็บ พนักงาน เก็บ (เงิน ตั๋ว ขยะ ฯลฯ คน เก็บ gatherer compiler assembler amasser accumulator hoarder phu-keb
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
COLLECT
v.t. 1. To gather, as separate persons or things, into one body or place; to assemble or bring together; as, to collect men into an army; to collect ideas; to collect particulars into one sum.
2. To gain by observation or information.
From all that can be collected, the public peace will not soon be interrupted.
3. To gather from premises; to infer as a consequence.
Which consequence, I conceive, is very ill collected.
4. To gather money or revenue from debtors; to demand and receive; as, to collect taxes; to collect the customs; to collect accounts, or debts.
5. To gather, as crops; to reap, mow or pick, and secure in proper repositories; as, to collect hay, corn or fruits.
6. To draw together; to bring into united action; as, to collect all the strength, or all the powers of the mind.
7. To obtain from contribution.
To collect ones self, is to recover from surprise, or a disconcerted state; to gain command over the thoughts, when dispersed; over the passions, when tumultuous; or the mind, when dismayed.
COLLECT
v.i.To run together; to accumulate; as, pus collects in an abscess; sand or snow collects in banks.
COLLECT
n. 1. A short comprehensive prayer; a prayer adapted to a particular day or occasion.
2. A collection or gathering of money.
COLLECTANEOUS
a.Gathered; collected.
COLLECTED
pp. 1. Gathered; assembled; congregated; drawn together.
2. Recovered from surprise or dismay; not disconcerted; cool; firm; prepared.
COLLECTEDLY
adv. In one view; together; in one body.
COLLECTEDNESS
n.A collected state of the mind; recovery from surprise.
COLLECTIBLE
a. 1. That may be collected or gathered; that may be inferred.
2. That may be gathered or recovered; as, the debts or taxes are or are not collectible.
COLLECTING
ppr. Gathering; drawing together; assembling.
COLLECTION
n. 1. The act of gathering, or assembling.
2. The body formed by gathering; an assemblage, or assembly; a crowd; as a collection of men.
3. A contribution; a sum collected for a charitable purpose.
Now concerning the collection for the saints. 1 Corinthians 16:1.
4. A gathering, as of matter in an abscess.
5. The act of deducing consequences; reasoning; inference.
6. A corollary; a consectary; a deduction from premises; consequence.
7. A book compiled from other books, by the putting together of parts; a compilation; as a collection of essays or sermons.
COLLECTIVE
a. 1. Formed by gathering; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated, or aggregated.
2. Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
3. In grammar, expressing an number or multitude united; as a collective noun or name, which, though in the singular number itself, denotes more than one; as, company, army, troop, assembly.
COLLECTIVELY
adv. In a mass, or body; in a collected state; in the aggregate; unitedly; in a state of combination; as the citizens of a state collectively considered.
COLLECTIVENESS
n.A state of union; mass.
COLLECTOR
n. 1. One who collects or gathers things which are scattered or separate.
2. A compiler; one who gathers and puts together parts of books, or scattered pieces, in one book.
3. In botany, one who gathers plants, without studying botany as a science.
4. An officer appointed and commissioned to collect and receive customs, duties, taxes or toll.
5. A bachelor of arts in Oxford, who is appointed to superintend some scholastic proceedings in Lent.
COLLECTORSHIP
n. 1. The office of a collector of customs or taxes.
2. The jurisdiction of a collector.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COLLECT
Col *lect ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Collected; p. pr. & vb. n.Collecting. ] Etym: [L. collecrus, p. p. of collerige to bind together; col- + legere to gather: cf. OF. collecter. See Legend, and cf. Coil, v. t., Cull, v. t.]
1. To gather into one body or place; to assemble or bring together; to obtain by gathering. A band of men Collected choicely from each country. Shak. 'Tis memory alone that enriches the mind, by preserving what our labor and industry daily collect. Watts.
2. To demand and obtain payment of, as an account, or other indebtedness; as, to collect taxes.
3. To infer from observed facts; to conclude from premises. [Archaic. ] Shak. Which sequence, I conceive, is very ill collected. Locke. To collect one's self, to recover from surprise, embarrassment, or fear; to regain self-control.
Syn. -- To gather; assemble; congregate; muster; accumulate; garner; aggregate; amass; infer; deduce.
COLLECT
COLLECT Col *lect ", v. i.
1. To assemble together; as, the people collected in a crowd; to accumulate; as, snow collects in banks.
2. To infer; to conclude. [Archaic ] Whence some collect that the former word imports a plurality of persons. South.
COLLECT
Col "lect, n. Etym: [LL. collecta, fr. L. collecta a collection in money; an assemblage, fr. collerige: cf. F. collecte. See Collect, v. t.]
Defn: A short, comprehensive prayer, adapted to a particular day, occasion, or condition, and forming part of a liturgy. The noble poem on the massacres of Piedmont is strictly a collect in verse. Macaulay.
COLLECTANEA
Col `lec *ta "ne *a, n. pl. Etym: [Neut. pl. from L. collectaneus collected, fr. colligere. See Collect, v. t.]
Defn: Passages selected from various authors, usually for purposes of instruction; miscellany; anthology.
COLLECTED
COLLECTED Col *lect "ed, a.
1. Gathered together.
2. Self-possessed; calm; composed.
COLLECTEDLY
COLLECTEDLY Col *lect "ed *ly, adv.
Defn: Composedly; coolly.
COLLECTEDNESS
COLLECTEDNESS Col *lect "ed *ness, n.
Defn: A collected state of the mind; self-possession.
COLLECTIBLE
COLLECTIBLE Col *lect "i *ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being collected.
COLLECTION
Col *lec "tion, n. Etym: [L. collectio: cf. F. collection. ]
1. The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens.
2. That which is collected; as: (a ) A gathering or assemblage of objects or of persons. "A collection of letters." Macaulay. (b ) A gathering of money for charitable or other purposes, as by passing a contribution box for freewill offerings. "The collection for the saints." 1 Cor. xvi. 1 (c ) (Usually in pl. ) That which is obtained in payment of demands. (d ) An accumulation of any substance. "Collections of moisture. " Whewell. "A purulent collection. " Dunglison.
3. The act of inferring or concluding from premises or observed facts; also, that which is inferred. [Obs. ] We may safely say thus, that wrong collections have been hitherto made out of those words by modern divines. Milton.
4. The jurisdiction of a collector of excise. [Eng. ]
Syn. -- Gathering; assembly; assemblage; group; crowd; congregation; mass; heap; compilation.
COLLECTIONAL
COLLECTIONAL Col *lec "tion *al (-al ), a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to collecting. The first twenty-five [years ] must have been wasted for collectional purposes. H. A. Merewether.
COLLECTIVE
Col *lect "ive, a. Etym: [L. collectivus: cf. F. collectif. ]
1. Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation. Bp. Hoadley.
2. Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring. [Obs. ] "Critical and collective reason. " Sir T. Browne.
3. (Gram. )
Defn: Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, juri, etc.
4. Tending to collect; forming a collection. Local is his throne. .. to fix a point, A central point, collective of his sons. Young.
5. Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note. Collective fruit (Bot. ), that which is formed from a mass of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like; -- called also multiple fruit. Gray.
COLLECTIVE
COLLECTIVE Col *lect "ive, n. (Gram. )
Defn: A collective noun or name.
COLLECTIVELY
COLLECTIVELY Col *lect "ive *ly, adv.
Defn: In a mass, or body; in a collected state; in the aggregate; unitedly.
COLLECTIVENESS
COLLECTIVENESS Col *lect "ive *ness, n.
Defn: A state of union; mass.
COLLECTIVISM
Col *lect "iv *ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. collectivisme.] (Polit. Econ.)
Defn: The doctrine that land and capital should be owned by society collectively or as a whole; communism. W. G. Summer.
COLLECTIVIST
Col *lect "iv *ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. collectiviste.]
Defn: An advocate of collectivism. -- a.
Defn: Relating to, or characteristic of, collectivism.
COLLECTIVITY
COLLECTIVITY Col `lec *tiv "i *ty, n.
1. Quality or state of being collective.
2. The collective sum. aggregate, or mass of anything; specif. , the people as a body; the state.
The proposition to give work by the collectivity is supposed to be in contravention of the sacred principle of monopolistic competition. W. D. Howells.
3. (Polit. Econ.) Collectivism.
COLLECTOR
Col *lect "or, n. Etym: [LL. collector one who collects: cf. F.collecteur. ]
1. One who collects things which are separate; esp. , one who makes a business or practice of collecting works of art, objects in natural history, etc. ; as, a collector of coins. I digress into Soho to explore a bookstall. Methinks I have been thirty years a collector. Lamb.
2. A compiler of books; one who collects scattered passages and puts them together in one book. Volumes without the collector's own reflections. Addison.
3. (Com. )
Defn: An officer appointed and commissioned to collect and receive customs, duties, taxes, or toll. A great part of this is now embezzled. .. by collectors, and other officers. Sir W. Temple.
4. One authorized to collect debts.
5. A bachelor of arts in Oxford, formerly appointed to superintend some scholastic proceedings in Lent. Todd.
COLLECTORATE
COLLECTORATE Col *lect "or *ate, n.
Defn: The district of a collector of customs; a collectorship.
COLLECTORSHIP
COLLECTORSHIP Col *lect "or *ship, n.
Defn: The office of a collector of customs or of taxes.
New American Oxford Dictionary
collect
col lect 1 |kəˈlekt kəˈlɛkt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 bring or gather together (things, typically when scattered or widespread ): he went around the office collecting old coffee cups | he collected up all his clothing. • accumulate and store over a period of time: collect rainwater to use on the garden. • systematically seek and acquire (items of a particular kind ) as a hobby: I've started collecting stamps | [ no obj. ] : the urge to collect, to have the full set, is in us all. • [ no obj. ] come together and form a group or mass: worshipers collected together in a stadium | dust and dirt collect so quickly. 2 call for and take away; fetch: the children were collected from school. • go somewhere and accept or receive (something ), esp. as a right or due: she went to Oxford to collect her honorary degree. • solicit and receive (donations ), esp. for charity: collecting money for the war effort | [ no obj. ] : we collected for the United Way. • receive (money that is due ); be paid: [ with obj. ] : they called to collect a debt | [ no obj. ] : he'd come to collect. 3 (collect oneself ) regain control of oneself, typically after a shock. • bring together and concentrate (one's thoughts ). 4 archaic conclude; infer: by all best conjectures, I collect Thou art to be my fatal enemy. 5 cause (a horse ) to bring its hind legs further forward as it moves, thereby shortening the stride and increasing balance and impulsion. ▶adverb & adjective (with reference to a telephone call ) to be paid for by the person receiving it: [ as adv. ] : I called my mother collect | [ as adj. ] : a collect call. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French collecter or medieval Latin collectare, from Latin collect- ‘gathered together, ’ from the verb colligere, from col- ‘together ’ + legere ‘choose or collect. ’
collect
col lect 2 |ˈkälˌekt, -likt ˈkɑlɛkt | ▶noun (in church use ) a short prayer, esp. one assigned to a particular day or season. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French collecte, from Latin collecta ‘gathering, ’ feminine past participle of colligere ‘gather together ’ (see collect 1 ).
collectanea
col lec ta ne a |ˌkälˌekˈtānēə ˌkɑlɛkˈteɪniə | ▶plural noun [ also treated as sing. ] passages, remarks, and other pieces of text collected from various sources. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: Latin, neuter plural of collectaneus ‘gathered together, ’ used as an adjective in Caesar's Dicta collectanea and as a noun in Solinus' Collectanea .
collected
col lect ed |kəˈlektid kəˈlɛktəd | ▶adjective 1 (of a person ) not perturbed or distracted: outwardly they are cool, calm, and collected. 2 (of individual works ) brought together in one volume or edition: the collected works of Edgar Allan Poe. • (of a volume or edition ) containing all the works of a particular person or category. 3 (of a horse ) moving with a shortened stride and with its hind legs correctly placed to achieve balance and impulsion. DERIVATIVES col lect ed ly adverb collected ( sense 1 )
collectible
col lect i ble |kəˈlektəbəl kəˈlɛktəbəl |(also chiefly Brit. collectable ) ▶adjective 1 (of an item ) worth collecting; of interest to a collector. 2 able to be collected: a surplus collectible as rent by the landowner. ▶noun (usu. collectibles ) an item valued and sought by collectors. DERIVATIVES col lect i bil i ty |kəˌlektəˈbilitē |noun
collection
col lec tion |kəˈlekSHən kəˈlɛkʃən | ▶noun 1 the action or process of collecting someone or something: the collection of maple sap | tax collection. • a regular removal of mail for dispatch or of trash for disposal. • an instance of collecting money in a church service or for a charitable cause: when she died, they took up a collection for her burial. • a sum collected in this way. 2 a group of things or people: a rambling collection of houses. • an assembly of items such as works of art, pieces of writing, or natural objects, esp. one systematically ordered: paintings from the permanent collection | a record collection. • (collections ) an art museum's holdings organized by medium, such as sculpture, painting, or photography. • a book or recording containing various texts, poems, songs, etc.: a collection of essays. • a range of new clothes produced by a fashion house: a preview of their autumn collection. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin collectio (n- ), from colligere ‘gather together ’ (see collect 1 ).
collective
col lec tive |kəˈlektiv kəˈlɛktɪv | ▶adjective done by people acting as a group: a collective protest. • belonging or relating to all the members of a group: ministers who share collective responsibility | a collective sigh of relief from parents. • taken as a whole; aggregate: the collective power of the workforce. ▶noun a cooperative enterprise. • a collective farm. DERIVATIVES col lec tive ly adverb, col lec tive ness noun, col lec tiv i ty |kəˌlekˈtivitē, ˌkälˌek - |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘representing many individuals ’): from Old French collectif, -ive or Latin collectivus, from collect- ‘gathered together, ’ from the verb colligere (see collect 1 ).
collective bargaining
col lec tive bar gain ing |kəˈlɛktɪv ˈbɑrɡ (ə )nɪŋ | ▶noun negotiation of wages and other conditions of employment by an organized body of employees.
collective farm
col lec tive farm |kəˈlɛktɪv fɑrm | ▶noun a jointly operated amalgamation of several small farms, esp. one owned by the government.
collective mark
col lec tive mark ▶noun a trademark or service mark that identifies members of a union, cooperative, or other collective organization.
collective memory
col lec tive mem o ry ▶noun the memory of a group of people, typically passed from one generation to the next.
collective noun
col lec tive noun |kəˈlɛktɪv naʊn | ▶noun Grammar a noun that denotes a group of individuals (e.g., assembly, family, crew ). usage: Examples of collective nouns include group, crowd, family, committee, class, crew, and the like. In the US, collective nouns are usually followed by a singular verb ( the crowd was nervous ), while in Britain it is more common to follow a collective noun with a plural verb ( the band were late for their own concert ). Notice that if the verb is singular, any following pronouns must also be singular: the council is prepared to act, but not until it has taken a poll. When preceded by the definite article the, the collective noun number is usually treated as a singular ( the number of applicants was beyond belief ), whereas it is treated as a plural when preceded by the indefinite article a ( a number of proposals were considered ). See also usage at number .
collective ownership
col ¦lect |ive own ¦er |ship ▶noun [ mass noun ] ownership of something, typically land or industrial assets, by all members of a group for the mutual benefit of all.
collective security
col lec tive se cu ri ty ▶noun the cooperation of several countries in an alliance to strengthen the security of each.
collective unconscious
col lec tive un con scious |kəˈlɛktɪv ˌənˈkɑnʃəs | ▶noun (in Jungian psychology ) the part of the unconscious mind that is derived from ancestral memory and experience and is common to all humankind, as distinct from the individual's unconscious.
collectivism
col lec tiv ism |kəˈlektəˌvizəm kəˈlɛktəˌvɪzəm | ▶noun the practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it. • the theory and practice of the ownership of land and the means of production by the people or the state. DERIVATIVES col lec tiv ist adjective & noun, col lec tiv is tic |-ˌlektəˈvistik |adjective
collectivize
col lec ti vize |kəˈlektəˌvīz kəˈlɛktəˌvaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. collectivized ) organize (something ) on the basis of ownership by the people or the state, abolishing private ownership or involvement: collectivized agriculture. DERIVATIVES col lec ti vi za tion |kəˌlektəvəˈzāSHən |noun
collector
col lec tor |kəˈlektər kəˈlɛktər | ▶noun 1 a person who collects things of a specified type, professionally or as a hobby: an art collector. 2 an official who is responsible for collecting money: a tax collector. • an official who collects tickets from bus or train passengers. 3 (in some South Asian countries ) the chief administrative official of a district. 4 Electronics the region in a bipolar transistor that absorbs charge carriers.
collectorate
col lec tor ate |kəˈlektərət kəˈlɛktərət | ▶noun (in some South Asian countries ) a district under the jurisdiction of a collector. See collector ( sense 3 ).
collector's item
col lec tor's i tem ▶noun an object of interest to collectors, esp. because it is rare, beautiful, or associated with someone famous.
Oxford Dictionary
collect
collect 1 |kəˈlɛkt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 bring or gather together (a number of things ): he went round the office collecting old coffee cups. • [ no obj. ] come together and form a group: a small crowd collected at the back door. • systematically seek and acquire (items of a particular kind ) as a hobby: I've started collecting stamps. • accumulate over a period of time: collect rainwater to use on the garden. 2 call for and take away; fetch: the children were collected from school. • call for and obtain (payments ) from a number of people: he collected their rent each week. • go somewhere and receive (something ) as a right or award: she came to Oxford to collect her honorary degree. • ask for and receive (charitable donations ): they were collecting money for the war effort. 3 (collect oneself ) regain control of oneself, typically after a shock. • concentrate (one's thoughts ). 4 archaic conclude; infer: [ with clause ] : by all best conjectures, I collect Thou art to be my fatal enemy. 5 cause (a horse ) to bring its hind legs further forward as it moves. 6 Austral. /NZ informal collide with: he lost control of the truck and collected two cats. ▶adverb & adjective N. Amer. (with reference to a telephone call ) to be paid for by the person receiving it: [ as adv. ] : I called my mother collect. ▶noun Austral. /NZ informal a winning bet. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French collecter or medieval Latin collectare, from Latin collect- ‘gathered together ’, from the verb colligere, from col- ‘together ’ + legere ‘choose or collect ’.
collect
collect 2 |ˈkɒlɛkt, -lɪkt | ▶noun (in church use ) a short prayer, especially one assigned to a particular day or season. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French collecte, from Latin collecta ‘gathering ’, feminine past participle of colligere ‘gather together ’ (see collect 1 ).
collectable
collectable |kəˈlɛktəb (ə )l |(also collectible ) ▶adjective 1 (often collectible ) (of an item ) worth collecting; of interest to a collector. 2 able to be collected: a hire car, collectable on your arrival. ▶noun (usu. collectibles ) an item valued and sought by collectors. DERIVATIVES collectability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun
collectanea
collectanea |kɒlɛkˈtɑːnɪə, -ˈteɪn -| ▶plural noun [ also treated as sing. ] passages, remarks, and other pieces of text collected from various sources. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: Latin, neuter plural of collectaneus ‘gathered together ’.
collected
col |lect ¦ed |kəˈlɛktɪd | ▶adjective 1 (of a person ) calm and self-controlled: outwardly they are cool, calm, and collected. 2 [ attrib. ] (of individual works ) brought together in one volume or edition: the collected works of Shakespeare. • (of a volume or edition ) containing all the works of a particular person or category. 3 (of a horse ) moving with a shortened stride and with its hind legs correctly placed to achieve balance and impulsion: many top riders that instinctively ride a horse collected cannot explain the theory. DERIVATIVES collectedly adverb collected ( sense 1 )
collection
col |lec ¦tion |kəˈlɛkʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the action or process of collecting someone or something: the collection of data | refuse collection | she left the envelope in the office for collection . • [ count noun ] a regular removal of mail for dispatch or of refuse for disposal. • [ count noun ] an instance of collecting money in a church service or for a charity. • [ count noun ] a sum of money raised during a church or charity collection. 2 a group of things or people: a rambling collection of houses. • a group of accumulated items of a particular kind: a record collection. • a book or recording containing various texts, poems, songs, etc.: a collection of essays. • a range of new clothes produced by a fashion house: a preview of their autumn collection. 3 (collections ) Brit. college examinations held at the beginning or end of a term, especially at Oxford University. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin collectio (n- ), from colligere ‘gather together ’ (see collect 1 ).
collective
col ¦lect |ive |kəˈlɛktɪv | ▶adjective done by people acting as a group: a collective protest. • relating to or shared by all the members of a group: ministers who share collective responsibility | a collective sigh of relief from parents. • taken as a whole; aggregate: the collective power of the workforce. ▶noun a cooperative enterprise. • a collective farm. DERIVATIVES collectively adverb, collectiveness noun, collectivity |-ˈtɪvɪti |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘representing many individuals ’): from Old French collectif, -ive or Latin collectivus, from collect- ‘gathered together ’, from the verb colligere (see collect 1 ).
collective bargaining
col ¦lect |ive bar ¦gain |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] negotiation of wages and other conditions of employment by an organized body of employees.
collective farm
col ¦lect |ive farm ▶noun a jointly operated amalgamation of several smallholdings, especially one owned by the state.
collective mark
col lec tive mark ▶noun a trademark or service mark that identifies members of a union, cooperative, or other collective organization.
collective memory
col ¦lect |ive mem ¦ory ▶noun [ mass noun ] the memory of a group of people, passed from one generation to the next.
collective noun
col ¦lect |ive noun ▶noun Grammar a count noun that denotes a group of individuals (e.g. assembly, family, crew ). usage: A collective noun can be used with either a singular verb ( my family was always hard-working ) or a plural verb ( his family were disappointed in him ). Generally speaking, in Britain it is more usual for collective nouns to be followed by a plural verb, while in the US the opposite is true. Notice that, if the verb is singular, any following pronouns must be too: the government is prepared to act, but not until it knows the outcome of the latest talks (not … until they know the outcome …).
collective ownership
col ¦lect |ive own ¦er |ship ▶noun [ mass noun ] ownership of something, typically land or industrial assets, by all members of a group for the mutual benefit of all.
collective security
col ¦lect |ive se ¦cur |ity ▶noun [ mass noun ] the cooperation of several countries in an alliance to strengthen the security of each.
collective unconscious
col ¦lect |ive un |con ¦scious ▶noun (in Jungian psychology ) the part of the unconscious mind which is derived from ancestral memory and experience and is common to all humankind, as distinct from the individual's unconscious.
collectivism
col ¦lect ¦iv |ism |kəˈlɛktɪvɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it. • the ownership of land and the means of production by the people or the state, as a political principle or system. DERIVATIVES collectivist adjective & noun, collectivistic adjective
collectivize
collectivize |kəˈlɛktɪvʌɪz |(also collectivise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. collectivized ) organize (an industry or activity ) on the basis of public or state ownership: collectivized agriculture. DERIVATIVES collectivization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun
collector
collector |kəˈlɛktə | ▶noun 1 a person who collects things of a specified type, professionally or as a hobby: an art collector. 2 an official who is responsible for collecting money: a tax collector. • an official who collects tickets from bus or train passengers. 3 (in some South Asian countries ) the chief administrative official of a district. 4 Electronics the region in a bipolar transistor that absorbs charge carriers.
collectorate
collectorate |kəˈlɛktərət | ▶noun (in some South Asian countries ) a district under the jurisdiction of a collector. See collector ( sense 3 ).
collector's item
collector's item (also collector's piece ) ▶noun an object valued by collectors, because it is rare, beautiful, or has some special interest.
American Oxford Thesaurus
collect
collect verb 1 he collected the rubbish | she collects figurines: gather, accumulate, assemble; amass, stockpile, pile up, heap up, store (up ), hoard, save; mass, accrue. ANTONYMS squander, distribute. 2 a crowd collected in the square: gather, assemble, meet, muster, congregate, convene, converge, flock together. ANTONYMS disperse. 3 I must collect the children: fetch, go /come to get, call for, meet. ANTONYMS take, drop off. 4 they collect money for charity: raise, appeal for, ask for, solicit; obtain, acquire, gather. ANTONYMS give away, distribute. 5 he paused to collect himself : recover, regain one's composure, pull oneself together, steady oneself; informal get a grip (on oneself ). ANTONYMS disperse, distribute. 6 she collected her thoughts: gather, summon (up ), muster, get together, marshal. ANTONYMS disperse, distribute.
collected
collected adjective she is the most collected gymnast on the team: calm, cool, self-possessed, self-controlled, composed, poised; serene, tranquil, relaxed, unruffled, unperturbed, untroubled; placid, quiet, sedate, phlegmatic; informal unfazed, nonplussed, together, laid-back. ANTONYMS excited, hysterical.
collection
collection noun 1 a collection of stolen items: hoard, pile, heap, stack, stock, store, stockpile; accumulation, reserve, supply, bank, pool, fund, mine, reservoir. 2 a collection of shoppers: group, crowd, body, assemblage, gathering, throng; knot, cluster; multitude, bevy, party, band, horde, pack, flock, swarm, mob; informal gang, load, gaggle. 3 a collection of Victorian dolls: set, series; array, assortment. 4 a collection of short stories: anthology, selection, compendium, treasury, compilation, miscellany, potpourri. 5 a collection for the poor: donations, contributions, gifts, subscription (s ); historical alms. 6 a church collection: offering, offertory, tithe.
collective
collective adjective our collective interests: common, shared, joint, combined, mutual, communal, pooled; united, allied, cooperative, collaborative. ANTONYMS individual.
Oxford Thesaurus
collect
collect verb 1 he collected the picnic debris | dust and dirt collect so quickly: gather, accumulate, assemble; amass, stockpile, pile up, heap up, rack up, run up, scrape together, store (up ), hoard, save, cumulate, lay in /up, garner; mass, increase, multiply, accrue, snowball; Brit. tot up; informal stash (away ). ANTONYMS distribute; squander. 2 a crowd soon collected: come together, get together, gather, assemble, meet, muster, cluster, rally, congregate, convene, converge, flock together; rare foregather. ANTONYMS disperse. 3 I must collect the children from school: fetch, go /come to get, go /come and get, call for, go /come for, meet. ANTONYMS take, drop off. 4 they are collecting money for charity: raise, appeal for, ask for, ask people to give, solicit, secure, obtain, acquire, gather. ANTONYMS distribute, give away. 5 he paused for a moment to collect himself : recover, regain one's composure, pull oneself together, take a hold of oneself, steady oneself; informal get a grip (on oneself ), get one's act together, snap out of it. 6 she returned to her room to collect her thoughts: muster, summon (up ), gather (together ), get together, rally, call into action, marshal, mobilize, screw up.
collected
collected adjective when we found the lady she was very collected: calm, cool, {cool, calm, and collected }, as cool as a cucumber, cool-headed, self-possessed, composed, controlled, self-controlled, poised; serene, tranquil, relaxed, unruffled, unperturbed, unflustered, undisturbed, unagitated, unmoved, unbothered, untroubled; equable, even-tempered, imperturbable, placid, quiet, sedate, unexcitable, impassive, dispassionate, unemotional, phlegmatic, stolid; informal unflappable, unfazed, together, laid-back; rare equanimous. ANTONYMS excited; hysterical.
collection
collection noun 1 police found a collection of stolen items: hoard, pile, heap, stack, gathering, stock, store, stockpile; accumulation, mass, build-up, reserve, supply, bank, pool, fund, mine, reservoir; conglomeration, cumulation, accrual, aggregation, accretion, agglomerate, agglomeration; rare amassment. 2 a motley collection of shoppers, festival-goers, and trainspotters: group, crowd, body, company, troupe, assembly, assemblage, gathering, throng; knot, cluster, huddle, multitude, bevy, party, number, band, horde, pack, drove, flock, swarm, stream, mob; informal gang, load, crew, gaggle. 3 her collection of Victorian dolls: set, series, array, assortment. 4 a collection of short stories: anthology, selection, compendium, treasury, compilation, miscellany, miscellanea, pot-pourri; collected works; archaic garland; rare analects, collectanea, ana, florilegium, spicilege. 5 a collection for the poor: donations, contributions, gifts, subscription (s ), alms; informal whip-round. 6 a church collection: offering, offertory, tithe.
collective
collective adjective collective ownership of the means of production: common, shared, joint, combined, mutual, communal, united, allied, cooperative, collaborative; aggregate, cumulative, undivided, pooled. ANTONYMS individual; sectional.
Duden Dictionary
Collectanea
Col lec ta nea Pluralwort , die |Collect a nea |lateinische Form von Kollektaneen
French Dictionary
collecte
collecte n. f. nom féminin Action de recueillir des fonds, des données, des objets au profit d ’une œuvre, d ’une paroisse, de personnes, etc. : Une collecte pour les enfants malades. SYNONYME quête . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom cueillette, ramassage des végétaux. LOCUTIONS Collecte d ’aliments. Action de recueillir de la nourriture pour venir en aide aux personnes et aux familles défavorisées. SYNONYME collecte de denrées ; collecte de vivres . Collecte de données. Rassemblement d ’informations en vue d ’effectuer une recherche, une enquête, etc. : Faire la collecte des données (et non la *cueillette ). Note Technique Le terme collecte s ’est imposé dans le domaine de l ’informatique et de la recherche pour désigner l ’action de rassembler des données variables destinées à un traitement. Collecte de fonds. Ensemble des activités ayant pour objet de solliciter des dons qui contribueront à financer certaines activités d ’un organisme à but non lucratif. : Parrainer une collecte (et non une *levée ) de fonds. SYNONYME campagne de financement ; campagne de souscription . Collecte de sang. Action de recueillir le sang de donneurs en vue d ’éventuelles transfusions sanguines à des fins thérapeutiques. : Organiser une collecte de sang (et non une *clinique de donneurs de sang ). Collecte des ordures. Ramassage des ordures. : Dans cet arrondissement, la collecte (et non la *cueillette ) des ordures a lieu les lundis et jeudis. SYNONYME enlèvement des ordures . Collecte sélective des déchets. Ramassage distinct des déchets (ordures ménagères et déchets industriels banals ) selon leur matière constitutive.
collecter
collecter v. tr. verbe transitif Réunir des fonds, des dons, etc. : Les pompiers ont réussi à collecter 100 000 $ pour l ’œuvre des grands brûlés. SYNONYME recueillir . FORME FAUTIVE collecter. Anglicisme au sens de percevoir , recouvrer . : Le propriétaire perçoit (et non *collecte ) l ’argent que lui rapportent ses loyers . aimer
collecteur
collecteur , trice adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif Qui collecte. : Un égout collecteur. nom masculin Dispositif qui réunit ce qui est dispersé. : Un collecteur d ’échappement. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui fait une collecte.
collectif
collectif , ive adj. et n. m. adjectif Qui se rapporte à un ensemble de personnes. : Un travail collectif. La mémoire collective. SYNONYME commun ; groupe . nom masculin 1 grammaire Mot singulier désignant une réunion d ’éléments (êtres ou choses ). : Les mots bande, foule, groupe, lot sont des collectifs. tableau – collectif. 2 Groupe, équipe. : Ce recueil est l ’œuvre d ’un collectif.
collection
collection n. f. nom féminin 1 Série d ’ouvrages. : La collection des dictionnaires. Elle est directrice de collection. 2 Réunion d ’objets de même nature. : Une collection de papillons, de tableaux. FORME FAUTIVE collection. Anglicisme au sens de recouvrement, perception (des comptes ).
collectionner
collectionner v. tr. verbe transitif Constituer une collection. : Ève collectionne les timbres. SYNONYME regrouper ; réunir . aimer
collectionneur
collectionneur , euse n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Amateur de collections. : Les collectionneurs de timbres sont des philatélistes.
collectivement
collectivement adv. adverbe De façon collective. : Ils ont acheté cette ferme collectivement. SYNONYME ensemble .
collectivité
collectivité n. f. nom féminin Groupe d ’individus résidant au même endroit ou ayant des intérêts communs. LOCUTION Collectivité locale. Personne morale de droit public, constituée des habitants d ’un territoire organisé en circonscription administrative, et qui gère les intérêts de ceux-ci par le moyen d ’autorités élues (Recomm. off. ). : La ville de Québec, la municipalité régionale de Matane sont des collectivités locales municipales. SYNONYME collectivité territoriale . Note Technique Les collectivités locales ou territoriales font partie de la grande catégorie des collectivités, institutions administratives à base territoriale qui, par opposition aux simples circonscriptions, sont dotées de la personnalité juridique.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
collect
col lect 1 /kəlékt /〖col (共に )lect (集める )〗(名 )collection, collector, (形 )collective 動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉〈物 〉を集める , 取りまとめる ; 〈人 動物など 〉を集合させる (together )(→gather )▸ collect used stamps for charity 慈善のために古切手を集める ▸ Soil samples were collected from the area .その地域から土のサンプルが集められた .2 (趣味で )〈本 切手など 〉を収集する , 集める ▸ collect rare books 稀覯 （きこう ）書を収集する .3 〈家賃 借金 税金など 〉を徴収する , 集金する ; «…のために » 〈寄付金など 〉を集める , 募る «for » ▸ My landlady collects the rent every Friday .うちの大家は毎週金曜に家賃を徴収する ▸ We collected nearly $500 for charity .私たちは慈善のために500ドル近くを集めた 4 〈人 物が 〉〈いらない物 〉をためる, ためこむ ; 〈表面が 〉〈光 熱 エネルギーなど 〉を集める ▸ We have collected a lot of empty bottles .空きびんがたくさんたまってしまった ▸ These books have been collecting dust for years .これらの本は何年もほこりをかぶっている .5 〈考えなど 〉をまとめる ; 〈勇気 力 〉を奮い起こす ; 〖～ oneself 〗心を落ち着ける, 気を取り直す (→collected )▸ collect one's thoughts 心の準備をする .6 〈給料 年金など 〉を受け取る ; 〈賞品 賞金など 〉を勝ち取る ▸ collect the insurance money 保険金を受け取る ▸ collect a gold medal 金メダルを獲得する .7 ｟主に英 ｠〈物 〉を (受け )取りに行く, 取ってくる ; 〈郵便など 〉を回収する ; «…へ » 〈人 〉を迎えに行く «from » (｟よりくだけて ｠pick up )▸ They collect bottles for recycling every Wednesday .リサイクルの空きびん回収は毎週水曜に来ます ▸ I went to collect my daughter from school [the station ].娘を迎えに学校 [駅 ]へ行った .自動詞 1 ｟かたく ｠〈人が 〉 (ある目的のために )集まる , 参集する ▸ Fans began to collect long before the concert .コンサートのずっと前からファンが集まりだした 2 〈物が 〉 (徐々に )たまる , 〈ちりなどが 〉積もる .3 «…のために » 寄付金 [援助物資 ]を募る , 募金をする «for » .4 【給料 年金などの 】支払いを受ける ; 【賞品 賞金などを 】勝ち取る «on » .coll è ct on del í very ｟米 ｠＝cash on delivery .coll è ct A ú p [ú p A ]｟英 ｠A 〈物 〉を集める, まとめる ; A 〈不要品など 〉を回収する .形容詞 副詞 比較なし ｟米 ｠〈電話が 〉料金先方払いの [で ]; 料金受取人払いの [で ]▸ call (A ) collect ≒ make a collect call (to A )(A 〈人 〉に )コレクトコールをかける (!｟英 ｠ではreverse the charges ) .
collect
col lect 2 /kɑ́lɪkt |kɔ́l -/名詞 C 〘キリスト教 〙(ローマカトリック教の )集禱 （しゆうとう ）文, (英国国教会の )特禱 （とくとう ）.
collected
col l é ct ed /-ɪd /形容詞 1 〖通例be ～〗〈人が 〉 (非常時などに )落ち着いた, 冷静な ▸ be cool, calm, and collected 落ち着き払っている 2 〖名詞 の前で 〗すべてが集められた [収められた ]〈 (作家 詩人などの )作品 〉▸ the collected works of Adam Smith アダム スミス全集 .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞
collectible
col l é ct i ble ｟英 ｠-able 形容詞 〈物が 〉 (珍しい 将来価値が上がるなどの理由で )収集に値する, 貴重な ; 収集可能な .名詞 C 〖通例 ～s 〗収集に値する品物 .
collecting
col l é ct ing 名詞 U (趣味で )集めること, 収集 .形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗募金用の 〈缶 箱など 〉.
collection
col lec tion /kəlékʃ (ə )n /→collect 1 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C 〖通例集合的に 〗(貴重な物 珍しい物などの )収集物 [品 ], コレクション ▸ He has a large collection of paintings [antiques ].彼は多くの絵画 [アンティーク ]を所蔵している ▸ This is one of the best CDs in my collection .これは私のCDコレクションの中で最も良いものの1つです 2 〖通例a ～ of A 〗Aの集まり , 集まったもの, 蓄積 , 堆積 （たいせき ） (!Aは C 名詞複数形 U 名詞 ) ▸ a collection of business cards 名刺の山 .3 U 集めること , 収集 , 採集 ; (税金などの )徴収 ; (郵便物などの )回収 ▸ collection of data 資料の収集 ▸ Garbage [Trash ] collections are made twice a week .ごみの回収は週2回行われます (!定期的に行われることが意識される場合は C 扱い ) .4 C (小説 詩などの )作品集 ▸ a collection of Murakami's best essays 村上の最高のエッセイを集めた作品集 .5 C 募金, 資金カンパ ; (教会での )献金 ▸ have a collection for A Aのために募金をする .6 C (デザイナーによる新作服の )コレクション ▸ the spring collection スプリングコレクション ; 春の新作発表会 .7 C 〖通例単数形で 〗(特に特殊な人々の )集団 ▸ a collection of drug dealers 麻薬取引人たちの集団 8 ｟英 ｠〖～s 〗(オックスフォード大学などの )期末試験 .～́ à gency ｟米 ｠債権取り立て代行業者 .～́ b ò x ｟米 ｠(教会の )募金箱 .～́ pl à te (教会の )献金皿 .
collective
col lec tive /kəléktɪv /→collect 1 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 集団による [の, にかかわる ]▸ (a ) collective responsibility 共同責任 ▸ a collective sigh of relief 一斉に漏れる安堵 （あんど ）のため息 ▸ a collective decision 総意による決定 2 (個々を合わせた )全体の 〈量など 〉(combined )▸ a collective number 全体の数 ▸ the collective emissions of six greenhouse gases 6種類の温室効果ガスの総排出 (量 )3 (複数のものを含む )総合的な 〈名称など 〉▸ a collective term for those types of insects その種の昆虫に対する総称 4 集産主義の .名詞 C 1 共同体 .2 〘政 〙集産主義社会 [団体 ].3 〘文法 〙集合名詞 (collective noun ) 〘単数形で集団を表すclass, family, policeなど 〙.～̀ b á rgaining (労使間の )団体交渉 .～̀ f á rm (国有 )集団農場, コルホーズ .～̀ l é adership (共産主義国の )集団指導 (体制 ).～̀ sec ú rity 集団安全保障 .～̀ unc ó nscious 〘心 〙集団 [集合 ]的無意識 〘遺伝として潜む普遍的な無意識 〙.
collectively
col lec tive ly 副詞 集合的に ; 一括して, まとめて ▸ be collectively known as A Aと総称されている, Aとして集合的に知られている .
collectivism
col lec tiv ism /kəléktɪvɪ̀z (ə )m /名詞 U 集産主義 〘生産手段は国家所有すべきとする社会主義的考え方 〙.
collectivist
col l é c tiv ist 形容詞 名詞 C 集産主義 (者 )(の ).
collectivize
col lec tiv ize /kəléktɪvàɪz /動詞 他動詞 〈工場 農場など 〉を集産化する .
collector
col lec tor /kəléktə r /→collect 1 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 収集家 ▸ an art [a stamp ] collector 美術品 [切手 ]収集家 ▸ a collector of rare books 稀覯 （きこう ）本の収集家 2 集金人 , 徴税官, (駅などの )集札係 ; 集める者 ▸ a tax [bill ] collector 徴税官 [集金人 ]▸ a garbage collector ごみの回収者 3 〘電 〙集電装置 ; コレクター 〘トランジスタに付ける電極 〙.4 ＝solar collector .～̀ 's í tem [p í ece ]収集家の珍重する逸品, コレクターズアイテム .
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