Collecting : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Collecting	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Collecting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
collecting n the act of gathering something together [syn: collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Collect \Col*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Collected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Collecting}.] [L. collecrus, p. p. of collerige to bind together; col- + legere to gather: cf. OF. collecter. See {Legend}, and cf. {Coil}, v. t., {Cull}, v. t.] 1. To gather into one body or place; to assemble or bring together; to obtain by gathering. A band of men Collected choicely from each country. --Shak. 'Tis memory alone that enriches the mind, by preserving what our labor and industry daily collect. --Watts. 2. To demand and obtain payment of, as an account, or other indebtedness; as, to collect taxes. 3. To infer from observed facts; to conclude from premises. [Archaic.] --Shak. Which sequence, I conceive, is very ill collected. --Locke. {To collect one's self}, to recover from surprise, embarrassment, or fear; to regain self-control. Syn: To gather; assemble; congregate; muster; accumulate; garner; aggregate; amass; infer; deduce.