call collect
call collect · calls collect · called collect · calling collect
To make a telephone call in which the cost of the call is paid by the person receiving…To make a telephone call in which the cost of the call is paid by the person receiving the call; to place a collect call.
Meaning
2 senses(US, intransitive)To make a telephone call in which the cost of the call is paid by the person receiving the call; to place a collect call.
In the days of payphones, if you had no coins, you could call collect and hope that the callee would accept the charges.
(US, transitive)To call (someone) in this way.
Call me what you want — just don’t call me collect.
Please call me to let me know you’re safe — you’re welcome to call me collect.
Translations
2 languagesForms
calls collect, calling collect, called collect, called collect| Base form | call collect · to call collect |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | calls collect |
| Present participle | calling collect |
| Past simple | called collect |
| Past participle | called collect |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsreverse the charge
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle