Collecting consists of storing, gathering or collecting something.
Recabar is a verb that has several uses. The most common is associated with collecting, gathering or storing something for some purpose .
For example: “I am going to gather more information to be able to file a complaint,” “The neighbors are going to collect toys to donate at Christmas,” “With the aim of promoting a plebiscite, the opposition announced that it will dedicate itself to collecting signatures from citizens.” ” .
Gather and collect
Collect, therefore, is associated with collecting . Suppose that, in a certain city, a major flood occurs that leaves hundreds of families homeless. Faced with the emergency situation, the inhabitants of other towns decide to collect food to send to the affected area. This means that they will gather food in certain places and then take it to the city that suffered the flood, as a form of solidarity aid.
In this example you can see that the term collect implies that intense work and great dedication are necessary to complete the action successfully. In other words, it does not always work as a synonym for "put together" , for example, in that the latter term can describe an action as simple as taking something that someone has left on the floor and placing it on a table. The level of organization necessary for an entire town to carry out a food donation in an orderly manner makes it clear that it is the opposite of improvisation.
Collecting donations is important for the functioning of charities.
Search for evidence
When a criminal act occurs, on the other hand, investigators must collect evidence that will then allow the person responsible to be convicted. The police, prosecutors, lawyers and other members of the judicial system will be in charge of visiting the place where the act was committed, analyzing the area, speaking with witnesses and ordering different scientific studies to prove that the suspect is guilty and thus achieve a judge sentences him according to what is established by law .
The term collect is widely used in this context, where it is also understood that there is a considerable and consistent effort , by one or more people, to successfully complete the objective. The evidence is not usually found in plain sight, nor is it all in the same place; In fact, many times the work of weeks, months or years is useless, since the results are not satisfactory. Collecting, in this sense, also gives the idea of digging every corner in search of something very precious.
Collect as a synonym for asking or demanding
In another sense, collecting can be a request or a demand . The president of a sports club can affirm: “We are going to obtain support from the municipal authorities so that our institution can continue functioning.” Collecting, in this case, implies a request for assistance or collaboration .
When collecting is used with this last meaning, it is possible to have it as a synonym for claiming or even demanding , depending on the context. It is worth mentioning, on the other hand, that it can also be used followed by the preposition "a" to indicate the indirect object ; that is, the person who occupies the role of recipient of the request in question. For example: "We are going to ask the municipal authorities for their support to keep the institution in operation," "It is necessary to obtain the documents from the lawyer to continue with the case."
A common confusion
As with other words, a very common confusion when writing collect is using the V instead of the B.
The term recavar , for its part, is recognized by the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ) to express the idea of "dig again." It is a transitive verb, which is why it requires the presence of a direct object (also known as the direct object ) with which it must specify what is being collected.