Meaning Of Collate In Longman Dictionary Of Contemporary English

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 collate From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcollatecol‧late /kəˈleɪt/ verb [transitive]    1 formalFIND OUT to gather information together, examine it carefully, and compare it with other information to find any differencescollate information/results/data/figures  A computer system is used to collate information from across Britain.2 GROUP/PUT INTO GROUPSto arrange sheets of paper in the correct order SYN sort —collation /kəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuscollate• Please collate and staple ten copies of the report for the meeting.• They regard a last-minute request to spend the weekend collating figures in Darlington as proof positive of their triumph against chauvinism.• Also, supplied with the information system are guides to collating local information and to reordering waiting-room leaflets.• With the help of her midwifery manager, she raised funds from the hospital to print and collate the material.• The two Kirkwall solicitors worked day and night to gather and collate these statements.• The information system used to collate these statistics is presumably extensive and costly.• There was, however, abundant evidence of policy in action and the first tasks was to collate what was currently happening.collate information/results/data/figures• They collate information about their opponent.• The police Holmes computor system, set up for major crime investigations, is being used to collate information from across Britain.• They regard a last-minute request to spend the weekend collating figures in Darlington as proof positive of their triumph against chauvinism.• Some LEAs have long collated information obtained from schools in such a way that the results might be described as performance indicators.• Environmental audit General property audit - collates information on a building or property portfolio in order to establish a long-term strategic plan.Origin collate (1500-1600) collation Quizzes Quizzes

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Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they	collate
he, she, it	collates
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	collated
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have collated
he, she, it	has collated
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had collated
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will collate
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have collated
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Continuous Form
Present
I	am collating
he, she, it	is collating
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you, we, they	are collating
Past
I, he, she, it	was collating
you, we, they	were collating
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have been collating
he, she, it	has been collating
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been collating
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be collating
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been collating
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