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Please collect the papers.
What does Collect mean?
Collect means to gather things together.
Dictionary definition
to bring things together or gather them in one place.
Example sentences
Collect in a sentence
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She likes to collect stickers from different places.
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The students collect data each week and compare the results.
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Practice 1
What does collect mean?
Collect means to bring things together or gather them in one place.
Practice 2
Which word is an antonym of collect?
Scatter means to spread things apart, which is the opposite of collecting.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses collect correctly?
To collect leaves means to gather them together.
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kuh · lekt · strongest beat: lekt
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WordCollect.
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MeaningCollect means to gather things together.
ExampleExample: Please collect the papers.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- kuh · lekt
- Strongest beat
- lekt
- Ending
- lekt
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on lekt.
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Synonyms
Words like Collect
Antonyms
Opposite words
scatterTo spread things apart.
distributeTo give things out instead of gathering them.
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Word family
Collect word family
Base word
collect
verb
collect
Base form.
verb
collects
Collects now or often.
verb
collected
Collected in the past.
noun
collection
A group of things gathered together.
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Hint for students
Collect means to gather things together.
Common mix-up
Collect is not the same as scatter. Collect means collect means to gather things together.
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Read this model sentence: She likes to collect stickers from different places. Clue words: likes, stickers, different. Underline clue words that show why collect fits instead of scatter. Now write one new sentence that shows collect without using the word collect. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show collect?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "She likes to collect stickers from different places." Why does collect fit better than scatter?
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