The difference between Assemble and Collect

When used as verbs, assemble means to put together, whereas collect means to gather together.

Collect is also noun with the meaning: the prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the book of common prayer.

Collect is also adverb with the meaning: with payment due from the recipient.

Collect is also adjective with the meaning: to be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.

check bellow for the other definitions of Assemble and Collect

  1. Assemble as a verb (transitive):

    To put together.

    Examples:

    "He assembled the model ship."

  2. Assemble as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To gather as a group.

    Examples:

    "The parents assembled in the school hall."

  3. Assemble as a verb (computing):

    to translate from assembly language to machine code

  1. Collect as a verb (transitive):

    To gather together; amass.

    Examples:

    "Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."

    "The team uses special equipment to collect data on temperature, wind speed and rainfall. [[File:The team uses special equipment to collect data on temperature, wind speed and rainfall.ogg]]"

  2. Collect as a verb (transitive):

    To get; particularly, get from someone.

    Examples:

    "A bank collects a monthly payment on a client's new car loan. A mortgage company collects a monthly payment on a house."

  3. Collect as a verb (transitive):

    To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.

    Examples:

    "John Henry collects stamps."

    "I don't think he collects as much as hoards."

  4. Collect as a verb (transitive, now, rare):

    To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare , .)

  5. Collect as a verb (intransitive, often with ''on'' or ''against''):

    To collect payments.

    Examples:

    "He had a lot of trouble collecting on that bet he made."

  6. Collect as a verb (intransitive):

    To come together in a group or mass.

    Examples:

    "The rain collected in puddles."

  7. Collect as a verb (transitive):

    To infer; to conclude.

  8. Collect as a verb (transitive, of a vehicle or driver):

    To collide with or crash into (another vehicle or obstacle).

    Examples:

    "The truck veered across the central reservation and collected a car that was travelling in the opposite direction."

  1. Collect as an adjective:

    To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.

    Examples:

    "It was to be a collect delivery, but no-one was available to pay."

  1. Collect as an adverb:

    With payment due from the recipient.

    Examples:

    "I had to call collect."

  1. Collect as a noun (Christianity):

    The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.

    Examples:

    "He used the day's collect as the basis of his sermon."

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