collected

[kuh-lek-tid]

adjective

1. having control of one's faculties; self-possessed.

   Despite all the turmoil around him, Bob remained calm and collected.

2. brought or placed together; forming an aggregation from various sources.

   the money collected to build an orphanage; the collected essays of Thoreau.

3. Manège.

   1. (of a moving horse) noting a compact pose in which the legs are well under the body, the head is arched at the poll, the jaw is relaxed, etc.

   2. (of a gait of such a horse) characterized by short, elevated strides.

collected

/ kəˈlɛktɪd /

adjective

1. in full control of one's faculties; composed

2. assembled in totality or brought together into one volume or a set of volumes

   the collected works of Dickens

3. (of a horse or a horse's pace) controlled so that movement is in short restricted steps

   a collected canter

Other Word Forms

• collectedly adverb
• collectedness noun
• uncollected adjective
• well-collected adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of collected¹

First recorded in 1600–10; collect ¹ + -ed ²

Idioms and Phrases

see cool, calm, and collected.

Synonym Study

See calm.

Example Sentences

It has collected its fair share of colorful tales over the course of six decades in business.

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Among the evidence that was collected from his digital devices was an image he generated on ChatGPT depicting a burning city, said U.S.

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They said evidence collected from his digital devices showed an image he generated on ChatGPT depicting a burning city.

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Security Minister Mahamadou Sana said the NGO had "collected and passed on sensitive security information that could be detrimental to national security and the interests of Burkina Faso, to foreign powers".

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“I didn’t know if that was included in the price, or if that was going to be collected by customs or somebody else.”

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