INDEX:
1. to collect things
2. someone who collects things
3. things that have been collected
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1. to collect things
▷ collect /kəˈlekt/ [transitive verb]
▪ Arlene collects teddy bears.
▪ Nigel’s hobby is collecting rare books.
▪ Anyone who collects jazz records should buy this book. It’s full of information on old recordings.
2. someone who collects things
▷ collector /kəˈlektəʳ/ [countable noun]
coin/stamp/antiques etc collector
▪ He’s been a coin collector for years.
▪ The gallery was full of art collectors and dealers.
collector of
▪ He’s an avid collector of Beatles memorabilia.
3. things that have been collected
▷ collection /kəˈlekʃ ə n/ [countable noun]
a group of things that someone has collected because they are attractive or interesting :
coin/stamp etc collection
▪ Have you seen Alvin’s stamp collection?
collection of
▪ On the shelf was his mother’s collection of crystal vases.
▪ The museum has one of the world’s finest collections of Impressionist paintings.
▷ set /set/ [countable noun]
a complete collection of one type of object :
▪ The head teacher was presented with a set of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, worth more than £1,600.
complete set
▪ For sale - ‘The Guitarist’ magazine - complete set, 1984-1992.
set of
▪ a set of commemorative gold coins