Gather vs. Collect
Gatherverb
To collect; normally separate things.
Gatherverb
Especially, to harvest food.
Gatherverb
To accumulate over time, to amass little by little.
Gatherverb
(intransitive) To congregate, or assemble.
Gatherverb
(intransitive) To grow gradually larger by accretion.
Gatherverb
To bring parts of a whole closer.
Gatherverb
(sewing) To add pleats or folds to a piece of cloth, normally to reduce its width.
Gatherverb
(knitting) To bring stitches closer together.
Gatherverb
(architecture) To bring together, or nearer together, in masonry, as for example where the width of a fireplace is rapidly diminished to the width of the flue.
Gatherverb
(nautical) To haul in; to take up.
Gatherverb
To infer or conclude; to know from a different source.
Gatherverb
To be filled with pus
Gatherverb
(glassblowing) To collect molten glass on the end of a tool.
Gatherverb
To gain; to win.
Gathernoun
A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.
Gathernoun
The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.
Gathernoun
The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See gather (transitive verb).
Gathernoun
(glassblowing) A blob of molten glass collected on the end of a blowpipe.
Gathernoun
A gathering.
Gatherverb
To bring together; to collect, as a number of separate things, into one place, or into one aggregate body; to assemble; to muster; to congregate.
Gatherverb
To pick out and bring together from among what is of less value; to collect, as a harvest; to harvest; to cull; to pick off; to pluck.
Gatherverb
To accumulate by collecting and saving little by little; to amass; to gain; to heap up.
Gatherverb
To bring closely together the parts or particles of; to contract; to compress; to bring together in folds or plaits, as a garment; also, to draw together, as a piece of cloth by a thread; to pucker; to plait; as, to gather a ruffle.
Gatherverb
To derive, or deduce, as an inference; to collect, as a conclusion, from circumstances that suggest, or arguments that prove; to infer; to conclude.
Gatherverb
To gain; to win.
Gatherverb
To bring together, or nearer together, in masonry, as where the width of a fireplace is rapidly diminished to the width of the flue, or the like.
Gatherverb
To haul in; to take up; as, to gather the slack of a rope.
Gatherverb
To come together; to collect; to unite; to become assembled; to congregate.
Gatherverb
To grow larger by accretion; to increase.
Gatherverb
To concentrate; to come to a head, as a sore, and generate pus; as, a boil has gathered.
Gatherverb
To collect or bring things together.
Gathernoun
A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.
Gathernoun
The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.
Gathernoun
The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See Gather, v. t., 7.
Gathernoun
sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
Gathernoun
the act of gathering something
Gatherverb
assemble or get together;
Gatherverb
collect in one place;
Gatherverb
collect or gather;
Gatherverb
conclude from evidence;
Gatherverb
draw fabric together and sew it tightly
Gatherverb
get people together;
Gatherverb
look for (food) in nature;
Gatherverb
come together; assemble or accumulate
Gatherverb
bring together and take in from scattered places or sources
Gatherverb
pick something up
Gatherverb
harvest grain or other crops
Gatherverb
collect plants, fruits, etc., for food
Gatherverb
pull (someone) into one's arms
Gatherverb
increase in (speed, force, etc.)
Gatherverb
infer; understand
Gatherverb
summon up (a mental or physical attribute) for a purpose
Gatherverb
gain or recover (one's breath)
Gatherverb
draw and hold together (fabric or a part of a garment) by running thread through it
Gathernoun
a part of a garment that is gathered.
Collectverb
(transitive) To gather together; amass.
Collectverb
(transitive) To get; particularly, get from someone.
Collectverb
(transitive) To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
Collectverb
To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)
Collectverb
To collect payments.
Collectverb
(intransitive) To come together in a group or mass.
Collectverb
(transitive) To infer; to conclude.
Collectverb
To collide with or crash into (another vehicle or obstacle).
Collectadjective
To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.
Collectadverb
With payment due from the recipient.
Collectnoun
(Christianity) The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.
Collectverb
To gather into one body or place; to assemble or bring together; to obtain by gathering.
Collectverb
To demand and obtain payment of, as an account, or other indebtedness; as, to collect taxes.
Collectverb
To infer from observed facts; to conclude from premises.
Collectverb
To assemble together; as, the people collected in a crowd; to accumulate; as, snow collects in banks.
Collectverb
To infer; to conclude.
Collectnoun
A short, comprehensive prayer, adapted to a particular day, occasion, or condition, and forming part of a liturgy.
Collectnoun
a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England
Collectverb
get or gather together;
Collectverb
call for and obtain payment of;
Collectverb
assemble or get together;
Collectverb
get or bring together;
Collectverb
gather or collect;
Collectadjective
payment due by the recipient on delivery;
Collectadverb
make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays;
Collectverb
bring or gather together (a number of things)
Collectverb
come together and form a group
Collectverb
systematically seek and acquire (items of a particular kind) as a hobby
Collectverb
accumulate over a period of time
Collectverb
call for and take away; fetch
Collectverb
call for and obtain (payments) from a number of people
Collectverb
go somewhere and receive (something) as a right or award
Collectverb
ask for and receive (charitable donations)
Collectverb
regain control of oneself, typically after a shock
Collectverb
concentrate (one's thoughts)
Collectverb
conclude; infer
Collectverb
cause (a horse) to bring its hind legs further forward as it moves
Collectverb
collide with
Collectadverb
(with reference to a telephone call) to be paid for by the person receiving it
Collectadjective
(with reference to a telephone call) to be paid for by the person receiving it
Collectnoun
a winning bet.
Collectnoun
(in church use) a short prayer, especially one assigned to a particular day or season.
Collect
The collect ( KOL-ekt) is a short general prayer of a particular structure used in Christian liturgy. Collects appear in the liturgies of Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Methodist, Lutheran, and Presbyterian churches, among others (in those of Eastern Christianity the Greek term [déesis] synapté is often used instead of the Latin term [oratio] collecta, both having the same meaning).
