collecting

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /kəˈlekt/
- /kəˈlekt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /kəˈlekt/

Definitions of collecting word

adjective collecting A collecting tin or box is one that is used to collect money for charity. 3
noun collecting the action of accumulating (stamps, books, etc) as a hobby or for study 3
noun collecting A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector. 1
verb collecting present participle of collect. 0

See all 4 definitions of collecting

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Parts of speech for Collecting

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preposition

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determiner

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Collecting

collecting popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

collecting usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for collecting

adjective collecting

receiving — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.

noun collecting

compilation — A compilation is a book, CD, or programme that contains many different items that have been gathered together, usually ones which have already appeared in other places.
intensification — to make intense or more intense.
accumulation — An accumulation of something is a large number of things which have been collected together or acquired over a period of time.
trove — a collection of objects.
harvesting — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.

All 7 Synonyms of collecting

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