Collocations for "collecting"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "collecting" in context.
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collect
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- collect [rocks, coins, stamps]
- collecting [data, information]
- collect personal information [from, about]
- collect [taxes, income tax]
- collect [thousands] of [dollars, signatures]
- collected over [a thousand] [dollars]
- collect donations for [fundraising, the church, the school]
- collecting (money) for charity
- collect from [the residents, each member]
- collect your [winnings, inheritance]
- collect a [fee, payment]
- collect and [analyze, report]
- collect and [store, disseminate]
- [required, ordered] to collect
- collect your thoughts
- collect yourself before [acting, saying, beginning]
- collected [him, her children, his son] from school
- [dust, dirt] (had) collected on the [window, screen]
'collecting' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):