recueillir
Meanings
Verb
1. to collect, gather
2. to obtain, to win
3. to take in (a stray, etc.)
4. to collect one's thoughts, to reflect (reflexive, se recueillir)
5. to meditate (reflexive, se recueillir)
Examples13
Nous devons recueillir des informations.
We have to gather information.
Je recueille des fonds.
I raise funds.
Tom recueille des phrases.
Tom collects sentences.
Je recueille de nombreuses plaintes.
I'm getting a lot of complaints.
Il faut semer pour recueillir.
To harvest, you must first sow seeds.
La pétition a recueilli plus de 10 000 signatures.
The petition has garnered over 10,000 signatures.