(transitive) To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
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John Henry collects stamps.
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I don't think he collects as much as hoards.
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My friend from school has started to collects mangas and novels recently
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2020 June 17, Stefanie Foster, “A window into the railways of the past”, in Rail, page 54:
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Over the course of 60 years, W E Hayward collected thousands of railway-related objects, including clothing, buttons, cutlery, timetables, tickets, name, number and builder's plates, books and booklets, cuttings and extracts from publications, letters, photographs and postcards.