"collecting" meaning in English

See collecting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kəˈlɛktɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-collecting.ogg Forms: collectings [plural]
Etymology: From collect + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|collect|ing}} collect + -ing Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Hobbies Derived forms: grievance collecting, injustice collecting, stamp collecting, wound collecting Translations (hobby): colecionismo [masculine] (Aragonese), col·leccionisme [masculine] (Catalan), sběratelství [neuter] (Czech), kolektado (Esperanto), collection [feminine] (French), Sammeln [neuter] (German), collezionismo [masculine] (Italian), kolekcjonerstwo [neuter] (Polish), zbieractwo [neuter] (Polish), colecionismo [masculine] (Portuguese), коллекционирование (kollekcionirovanije) [neuter] (Russian), coleccionismo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-collecting-en-noun-gH3RqSSi Disambiguation of Hobbies: 97 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Aragonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 74 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Aragonese translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 84 16

Verb

IPA: /kəˈlɛktɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-collecting.ogg
Etymology: From collect + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|collect|ing}} collect + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} collecting
  1. present participle and gerund of collect Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: collect
    Sense id: en-collecting-en-verb-tEmbRrQN

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