The difference between Collect and Run into
When used as verbs, collect means to gather together, whereas run into means to enter by running.
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 Collect and Run into
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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]]"
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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."
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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."
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Collect as a verb (transitive, now, rare):
To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare , .)
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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."
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Collect as a verb (intransitive):
To come together in a group or mass.
Examples:
"The rain collected in puddles."
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Collect as a verb (transitive):
To infer; to conclude.
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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."
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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."
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Collect as an adverb:
With payment due from the recipient.
Examples:
"I had to call collect."
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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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Run into as a verb (intransitive, _, but with prepositional object, literally):
To enter by running.
Examples:
"He ran into the building."
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Run into as a verb (intransitive, _, but with prepositional object):
To collide with.
Examples:
"He lost control of the vehicle and ran into a tree."
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Run into as a verb (transitive, _, and with prepositional object):
To cause to collide with.
Examples:
"He lost control of the vehicle and ran it into a tree."
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Run into as a verb (intransitive, _, but with prepositional object, by extension):
To encounter or meet unexpectedly (literally or figuratively).
Examples:
"I ran into your cousin the other day."
"Everything was going according to plan until we ran into the legal problems."
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Run into as a verb (intransitive, _, but with prepositional object, dated, of flowing water):
To reach, to flow into (a body of water).
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Run into as a verb (intransitive, _, but with prepositional object):
To blend into; to be followed by or adjacent to without there being a clear boundary.
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Run into as a verb (transitive, _, and with prepositional object):
To cause to blend into.
Examples:
"You can use the paintbrush this way to run the colors into each other."
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Run into as a verb:
To reach a large figure.
Examples:
"By the end, the cost of the project ran into the millions of dollars."