Collection Meaning in English

word

US

/kəˈɫɛkʃən/

kuh-LEK-shuhn

UK

/kəlˈɛkʃən/

kuh-LEK-shuhn

التعريف

A collection is a group of things gathered together, often because they are similar or belong to one person. It can also mean the act of collecting money, information, or other things.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common with personal interests: 'a stamp collection', 'an art collection'. For money, use phrases like 'debt collection' or 'garbage collection' in specific contexts. Don't confuse it with 'gathering', which usually refers to people meeting.

• Spanish: colección - recaudación - cobro
• Portuguese (BR): coleção - arrecadação - cobrança
• Portuguese (PT): coleção - recolha - cobrança
• Chinese (Simplified): 收藏品 - 收集 - 募集
• Chinese (Traditional): 收藏品 - 蒐集 - 募集
• Hindi: संग्रह - कलेक्शन - वसूली
• Arabic: مجموعة - تحصيل - جمع
• Bengali: সংগ্রহ
• Russian: коллекция - сбор (денег, информации)
• Japanese: コレクション - 収集（お金・情報）
• Vietnamese: bộ sưu tập - việc thu thập
• Korean: 수집 - 컬렉션
• Turkish: koleksiyon - toplama (para, bilgi)
• Urdu: مجموعہ
• Indonesian: koleksi - pengumpulan

جمل نموذجية

She has a large collection of postcards.

basic

His record collection takes up an entire wall.

natural

The library has a new collection of children's books.

basic

They started a collection for the school trip.

basic

I need to sort out this messy collection of cables.

natural

Debt collection calls were stressing him out.

natural