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collect vs pick up

pick up vs collect

collect is a noun but pick up is not a noun.

collect is an adjective but pick up is not an adjective.

collect and pick up both are verbs.

collect is an adverb but pick up is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
collect Yes Yes Yes Yes
pick up No No Yes No
As verbs, collect and pick up are synonyms defined as:
  • collect and pick up: gather or collect
Other synonyms of collect include call for, gather up.
collect (noun) pick up (noun)
a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England
collect (adjective) pick up (adjective)
payable by the recipient on delivery
collect (verb) pick up (verb)
assemble or get together gain or regain energy
get or bring together improve significantly; go from bad to good
get or gather together lift out or reflect from a background
call for and obtain payment of get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
gather or collect eat by pecking at, like a bird
take into custody
take up by hand
fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
take and lift upward
perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
register (perceptual input)
buy casually or spontaneously
gather or collect
get in addition, as an increase
meet someone for sexual purposes
collect (adverb) pick up (adverb)
make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays
Difference between collect and pick up

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