əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt ə.ˈkjum.jə.ˌleɪt əˈmæs kəˈlɛkt ˈkɑlɪkt ˈkɒlɪkt kəˈlɛkt kəˈlɛkt kəmpʌɪl kəmˈpaɪl ˈɡɑː.nə ˈɡɑːɹ.nɚ ˈɡæðə ˈɡæðɚ payable by the recipient on delivery a collect call the letter came collect a COD parcel make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays call collect send a package collect assemble or get together gather some stones pull your thoughts together get or bring together accumulate evidence call for and obtain payment of we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts he collected the rent get or gather together I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis She rolled up a small fortune gather or collect You can get the results on Monday She picked up the children at the day care center They pick up our trash twice a week a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England