The difference between Bump into and Collect

When used as verbs, bump into means to collide with, 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 Bump into and Collect

  1. Bump into as a verb (intransitive, literally):

    To collide with.

    Examples:

    "He bumped into the wall. I guess that's a risk you take when you read while walking."

  2. Bump into as a verb (transitive, literally):

    To cause (a thing) to collide with.

    Examples:

    "The roads were so slippery that I couldn't stop, and I bumped my car into the car in front of me."

  3. Bump into as a verb (transitive, idiomatic):

    To meet by chance.

    Examples:

    "We bumped into each other at the library yesterday."

  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."