collect
verb (used with object)
to gather together; assemble.
has been collecting
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present perfect progressiveof collect (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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A community leader in Ceuta, Sabah Hamad, has been collecting donations to feed hundreds of migrants a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
To preserve the history of these neighborhoods, Clockshop, an arts organization, has been collecting interviews with locals as part of a multimedia oral history project since 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Saul, 20, has been collecting vinyl records since 2016.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
Composer is fueled by years worth of product use data that Cursor has been collecting from developers since its launch in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
Bando has been collecting the same maps Alice got from her school course ever since he bought his cabin.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
