different between collects vs collecting

collects

English

Noun

collects

  1. plural of collect

Verb

collects

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collect

collects From the web:

  • what collects sound waves
  • what collects energy from sunlight
  • what collects sunlight for photosynthesis
  • what collects packages and distributes proteins
  • what collects in your belly button
  • what collects taxes
  • what collects dust
  • what collects light in a reflecting telescope


collecting

English

Etymology

collect +? -ing

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k??l?kt??/
  • Hyphenation: col?lect?ing

Noun

collecting (countable and uncountable, plural collectings)

  1. A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.
    • 2009, Melissa A Hardy, Alan Bryman, Handbook of Data Analysis, page 568:
      The task of data gathering is not a random walk, a sensual search, or the bemused collectings of a beachcomber.

Translations

Verb

collecting

  1. present participle of collect

collecting From the web:

  • what collecting means
  • what collecting taxes
  • what's collecting revenue
  • what collecting system
  • what collecting bank
  • what collecting fossils
  • what's collecting social security
  • what collecting banker
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