collect
/kəˈlɛkt/ adverb C2- With payment due from the recipient. · I had to call collect.
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Morcerf asked leave to retire; he had to collect the documents he had long been preparing against this storm, which his sagacity had foreseen.
Come, collect yourself, and tell me all.”
The Count placed his hand on his brow as if to collect his thoughts.
They halted for a minute, during which he strove to collect his thoughts.
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