Spanish word

colectar

Pronunciation

IPA/kolekˈtaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbcollect

Example

Estamos colectando ropa para el refugio.

We are collecting clothes for the shelter.

Illustration for colectar (collect)

More examples

¿Quién está colectando firmas para la petición?

Who is collecting signatures for the petition?

Core concept

Gathering contributions from multiple people for a community need.

Common phrases

  • colectar firmas

    collect signatures

  • colectar ropa

    collect clothes

  • colectar fondos

    collect funds

Similar words

recoger: Picking up scattered items from their locations to bring them together.
recolectar: Harvesting large quantities of natural products such as crops or fruit.
juntar: Bringing individual items together into one pile or unified group.
recabar: Gathering information or responses by requesting and compiling data.

Definition in Spanish

Agrupar objetos o fondos procedentes de varias personas para un fin social o comunitario.

Word origin

From Late Latin collectare, built from com- 'together' plus legere 'to pick up or gather', used in Spanish for organized collections of money or goods.

Usage tips

  • Common collocations are hacer una colecta and una colecta para [la causa], and speakers typically state the cause (shelter, food, etc.) when announcing a collection.

Opposites

Related words

  • colectafundraisingnoun
  • colectorcollectornoun

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