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collect

[kəˈlekt]
verb
coletar, recolher, juntar
1. to gather together items from different places
She collects stamps from around the world.
Ela coleta selos de todo o mundo.
2. to receive money or payment from someone
The landlord will collect the rent on Friday.
O proprietário coletará o aluguel na sexta-feira.
3. to pick up someone or something
I need to collect my dry cleaning.
Preciso recolher minha roupa na lavanderia.
4. to accumulate or assemble
We collected data for the research project.
Coletamos dados para o projeto de pesquisa.
5. to regain composure or control
He took a moment to collect himself before speaking.
Ele tomou um momento para se recompor antes de falar.
NYC Slang
grab, snag, pick up
Synonyms
gatherassembleaccumulateobtainpick upretrieve
Antonyms
dispersescatterdistributeseparate

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
coletar, recolher, juntar
Most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
buscar, pegar
Often used colloquially for 'pick up'
São Paulo
coletar, recolher
Standard usage, more formal contexts
Portugal
recolher, coletar, apanhar
Recolher is more common; apanhar used for 'pick up'

Related Idioms & Phrases

collect oneself - recuperar a compostura
collect dust - acumular pó (não ser usado)
collect one's thoughts - organizar os pensamentos
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