catar

catar

To gather, pick, or search for something.

Here, "catar" is used informally to mean picking up items that are scattered about.

Eu vou catar os brinquedos espalhados pelo quarto.

I will pick up the toys spread around the room.

In this context, "catar" refers to the act of collecting or gathering information.

Ele diz que vai catar informações sobre o evento.

He says he will gather information about the event.

Here, "catar" is employed in the sense of harvesting or collecting items from nature.

Quando éramos pequenos, costumávamos catar frutas no campo.

When we were little, we used to harvest fruits in the field.