What does recueillir in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word recueillir in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use recueillir in French.

The word recueillir in French means collect, gather, receive, hear, note, receive, take in, commune with yourself, gather yourself, raise funds. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word recueillir

collect, gather

verbe transitif (récolter)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les abeilles recueillent le pollen des fleurs.
Bees collect pollen from flowers.

receive, hear

verbe transitif (recevoir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
C'est le prêtre qui recueille les dernières paroles des mourants.
The priest hears the last words of the dying.

note

verbe transitif (enregistrer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le Maire recueille les plaintes des riverains.
The mayor's office notes the complaints of the local residents.

receive

verbe transitif (obtenir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La candidate recueillit 60 % des suffrages.
The candidate received 60% of the vote.

take in

verbe transitif (donner asile à [qqn], un animal)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
J'ai recueilli un moineau tombé du nid.
I took in a sparrow who fell from the nest.

commune with yourself

verbe pronominal (méditer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Elle s'est recueillie sur la tombe de son père.
She communed with herself at her father's tomb.

gather yourself

verbe pronominal (penser intérieurement)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Elle s'est recueillie quelques minutes avant de faire son discours.
She gathered herself for a few minutes before giving her speech.

raise funds

locution verbale (collecter de l'argent)

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