French Conversation · Level 22
90 words
French word
collecter
Pronunciation
IPA/kolɛkte/
Meaning
- verbcollect
Example
Nous devons collecter des informations avant la réunion.
We need to collect information ahead of the meeting.
More examples
Ils vont collecter des signatures pour la pétition.
They are going to collect signatures for the petition.
Core concept
Scattered objects or information are brought together and kept ready for sorting or later use.
Common phrases
collecter des signatures
collect signatures
collecter des déchets
collect waste
collecter des informations
collect information
Similar words
recueillir: To gather and record people's statements, opinions, or information.
récolter: To deliberately gather data, donations, or crops.
ramasser: To pick up items from the floor or ground.
rassembler: To bring people or things together in one place or group.
Definition in French
Réunir des objets ou des données dispersés pour les récupérer, les trier ou les stocker en vue d'une utilisation ultérieure.
Word origin
Collecter comes from Latin collectare, a frequentative form of colligere, meaning 'gather', with the modern French ending -er.
Usage tips
- Collecter takes a direct object, as in collecter des informations; the noun collecte appears in collecte de fonds and collecte des déchets.