انگریزی

collection

gb/kəlˈɛkʃən/ us/kəlˈɛkʃən/
A2 انگریزی
~ 1100
معانی
0 معانی
اسم A2 entity
1

A group of gathered items

A group of similar things kept together.

استعمال کا انداز: a collection of [things]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'collection' with 'selection'; 'selection' often means a choice or range available, while 'collection' refers to items kept together.
ہم معنی الفاظ
set (A smaller or complete series of related items.) | assortment (A varied selection, sometimes less organized than a collection.)
متضاد الفاظ
single (Refers to only one item rather than multiple gathered items.)
لفظی تراکیب
stamp collection |art collection |collection of books |private collection |large collection
موضوعات
daily life |art |hobbies |core_vocabulary
مثالیں
  • She has an impressive collection of rare coins.
  • The museum's collection includes paintings from the 18th century.
  • He showed me his collection of vintage guitars.
  • I donated my stamp collection to the local library.
  • Their art collection is worth millions.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • I have a big collection of books.
  • She keeps her coin collection in a box.
  • He has a music collection on his phone.
  • They have a photo collection from their trip.
اسم B1 action
2

The act of bringing things together

The act of bringing things or people together.

استعمال کا انداز: collection of [things]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse this meaning with 'pickup' when referring to services; 'pickup' is more informal and specific to collecting something from a place.
ہم معنی الفاظ
gathering (More general and can refer to people as well as things.) | accumulation (Focuses more on gradual increase over time.)
متضاد الفاظ
dispersion (The act of spreading things out instead of gathering them.)
لفظی تراکیب
waste collection |data collection |garbage collection |collection service
موضوعات
daily life |core_vocabulary |daily_life
مثالیں
  • The city schedules garbage collection twice a week.
  • Data collection is an important part of the research.
  • They organized a collection of clothes for the homeless.
  • The charity's food collection will happen on Saturday.
  • Collection of evidence took several hours.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • Garbage collection is on Monday.
  • The school starts a toy collection at Christmas.
  • We help with food collection for poor families.
  • Data collection takes time.
اسم B1 entity
3

Money or goods gathered for a cause

Money or things people give to help others or support a cause.

استعمال کا انداز: a collection for [cause]
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse 'collection' (the total gathered) with 'donation' (the act of giving).
ہم معنی الفاظ
fundraiser (An event or activity to raise money, not the gathered money itself.)
متضاد الفاظ
donation (Refers to the act of giving rather than the gathered sum.)
لفظی تراکیب
charity collection |church collection |collection box
موضوعات
charity |finance |relationships
مثالیں
  • They took up a collection for the earthquake victims.
  • The church holds a weekly collection during services.
  • A charity collection was organized at school.
  • We contributed to the street musician's collection box.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • We gave money to the charity collection.
  • The church has a collection every Sunday.
  • Our class started a food collection for the shelter.
گرامر
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collection
IPA
GB/kəlˈɛkʃən/
US/kəlˈɛkʃən/
ہجا بندی اور زور
col - lec - tion (3 ہجے)
Stress on 2nd syllable (lec)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
  • Base: collection
  • Plural: collection, collections
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
collections noun
Core family
collect verb A2 collector noun B1
Related words
collective adjective B2 collectively adverb collectible adjective B2
Negative and opposite forms
uncollected adjective
Advanced or less common
recollect verb B2 recollection noun B2
عبارات

data collection

1
/dˈætə kəlˈɛkʃən/
fixed phrase technical

Gathering information for use or study

The act of getting information for research, work, or study.

مثالیں
  • Data collection is the first step in our project.
  • Accurate data collection is essential for good research results.

in (someone's) collection

1
/ˈɪn sˈʌmwˌʌnz kəlˈɛkʃən/
fixed phrase

Part of owned set of items

Something that belongs to someone's group of special things they keep.

مثالیں
  • That painting is in her private collection.
  • I have three rare books in my collection.

take up a collection

1
/tˈeɪk ˈʌp ə kəlˈɛkʃən/
idiom

Gather money from people for purpose

To ask people to give money for someone or something.

مثالیں
  • We took up a collection to help the injured worker.
  • They decided to take up a collection for new school equipment.

garbage collection

1
/ɡˈɑɹbɪd͡ʒ kəlˈɛkʃən/
fixed phrase

Removal of household waste

The job of taking away waste from houses and other places.

مثالیں
  • Garbage collection is on Thursday in our neighborhood.
  • The city improved its garbage collection service.

garbage collection

2
/ɡˈɑɹbɪd͡ʒ kəlˈɛkʃən/
fixed phrase technical

automatic reclaiming of unused memory

In computing, the automatic process of finding and freeing memory that a program does not need anymore.

مثالیں
  • Garbage collection makes programming easier but can affect performance.
  • Languages like Java and C# use automatic garbage collection.

stamp collection

6
/stˈæmp kəlˈɛkʃən/
fixed phrase

group of stamps kept as a hobby

A set of postage stamps that someone keeps and adds to as a hobby.

مثالیں
  • His stamp collection includes rare stamps from the 19th century.
  • He showed me his stamp collection, which he started as a child.
  • She showed me her stamp collection in a special album.
  • Her grandfather’s stamp collection is now very valuable.
  • Many people keep their stamp collection in special albums.

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