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Collecting

noun/kɹˈɪk/
Definition
the act of gathering something together
get or gather together
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɹˈɪk/
🇬🇧British English
/dˌɪsɪmˈɛ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˌɪsɪmˈɛ/
3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪk/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of gathering something together
verbget or gather together
“I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife”
verbcall for and obtain payment of
“we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts”
verbassemble or get together
“gather some stones”
verbget or bring together
“accumulate evidence”
verbgather or collect
“You can get the results on Monday”
Word Forms
collectverbget or gather together
collectionnounthe act of gathering something together
collectingnounthe act of gathering something together
accumulativeadjectiveincreasing by successive addition
accumulationnounseveral things grouped together or considered as a whole
compilationnounsomething that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
collectibleadjectivesubject to or requiring payment especially as specified
collectornouna person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
gathernounthe act of gathering something
pickupnounthe act or process of picking up or collecting from various places
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
sammeln
der Akt, etwas zusammenzutragen
🇫🇷French
collecte
le fait de rassembler quelque chose
🇪🇸Spanish
coleccionando
el acto de juntar algo
🇮🇹Italian
raccolta
l'atto di raccogliere qualcosa insieme
🇳🇱Dutch
verzamelen
de handeling van het bij elkaar brengen van iets
🇵🇹Portuguese
coletando
o ato de reunir algo
🇷🇺Russian
сбор
действие по сбору чего-либо воедино
India
🇮🇳Hindi
एकत्र
किसी चीज़ को एक साथ इकट्ठा करने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
সংগ্রহ
একসাথে কিছু জড়ো করার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
சேகரிக்கிறது
எதையாவது ஒன்றாகச் சேகரிக்கும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
సేకరించడం
కలిసి ఏదో సేకరించే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
गोळा करणे
काहीतरी एकत्र करण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
એકત્ર
કંઈક ભેગા કરવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ
ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ശേഖരിക്കുന്നു
എന്തെങ്കിലും ഒരുമിച്ച് ശേഖരിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਇਕੱਠਾ ਕਰਨਾ
ਕੁਝ ਇਕੱਠਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
جمع کرنا
کسی چیز کو اکٹھا کرنے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
收集
将某物聚集在一起的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
収集する
何かを集める行為
🇰🇷Korean
수집
무언가를 모으는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thu thập
hành động tập hợp một cái gì đó lại với nhau
🇹🇭Thai
การรวบรวม
การรวบรวมบางสิ่งบางอย่างเข้าด้วยกัน
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengumpulkan
tindakan mengumpulkan sesuatu bersama-sama
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkolekta
ang pagkilos ng pagtitipon ng isang bagay
🇲🇾Malay
mengumpul
perbuatan mengumpulkan sesuatu bersama-sama
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
جمع
فعل جمع شيء معا
🇮🇷Persian
جمع آوری
عمل جمع کردن چیزی با هم
🇹🇷Turkish
toplama
bir şeyi bir araya toplama eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
איסוף
הפעולה של איסוף משהו ביחד
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'collecting'?
The primary meaning of 'collecting' is 'the act of gathering something together'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'collecting' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'collecting' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'collecting' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'collecting' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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Do you find 'collecting' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'collecting' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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