French word

recueillir

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁəkœjiʁ/

Meaning

  • verbgather

Example

Je recueille des informations.

I gather information.

Illustration for recueillir (gather)

More examples

L'association recueille des dons pour aider les victimes.

The association collects donations to help the victims.

Core concept

A central file or container drawing information, testimony, and other material from many sources into one stored collection.

Common phrases

  • recueillir des dons

    collect donations

  • recueillir des témoignages

    gather testimonies

Similar words

collecter: To gather data or information systematically and organize it.
récolter: To gather crops or results produced by an activity.
recevoir: To receive an item or message from another person.
obtenir: To obtain something desired through a request or deliberate action.

Definition in French

Collecter et conserver des informations, des témoignages ou d'autres éléments provenant de personnes ou de sources.

Word origin

Recueillir comes from Old French recoillir, from Latin recolligere, formed with re- 'again' and colligere 'gather'.

Usage tips

  • Recueillir normally takes a direct object, as in recueillir des informations, without a preposition before the material collected.

Other meanings

  • receiveverb
  • collectverb

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