collected

[kuh-lek-tid]

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adjective

having control of one's faculties; self-possessed: Despite all the turmoil around him, Bob remained calm and collected.

brought or placed together; forming an aggregation from various sources: the money collected to build an orphanage; the collected essays of Thoreau.

Manège.

(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.Compare extended(def 8a).
(of a gait of such a horse) characterized by short, elevated strides.Compare extended(def 8b).

Origin of collected

First recorded in 1600–10; collect¹ + -ed²

Related formscol·lect·ed·ly, adverbcol·lect·ed·ness, nounun·col·lect·ed, adjectivewell-col·lect·ed, adjective

Synonym study

1. See calm.

collect

[kuh-lekt]

verb (used with object)

to gather together; assemble: The professor collected the students' exams.

to accumulate; make a collection of: to collect stamps.

to receive or compel payment of: to collect a bill.

to regain control of (oneself or one's thoughts, faculties, composure, or the like): At the news of her promotion, she took a few minutes to collect herself.

to call for and take with one: He drove off to collect his guests. They collected their mail.

Manège. to bring (a horse) into a collected attitude.

Archaic. to infer.

verb (used without object)

to gather together; assemble: The students collected in the assembly hall.

to accumulate: Rain water collected in the barrel.

to receive payment (often followed by on): He collected on the damage to his house.

to gather or bring together books, stamps, coins, etc., usually as a hobby: He's been collecting for years.

Manège. (of a horse) to come into a collected attitude.

adjective, adverb

requiring payment by the recipient: a collect telephone call; a telegram sent collect.

Origin of collect

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin collēctus (past participle of colligere to collect), equivalent to col- col-¹ + leg- (stem of legere to gather) + -tus past participle suffix

Synonyms for collect

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1, 2. amass, aggregate. 4. compose, calm.

Synonym study

1. See gather.

Antonyms for collect

1. broadcast. 2. distribute.

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Related Words for collected

possessed, still, cool, quiet, poised, confident, easy, easygoing, levelheaded, nonchalant, peaceful, placid, sanguine, self-possessed, serene, sure, temperate, together, tranquil, unflappable

Examples from the Web for collected

Contemporary Examples of collected

While panning for gold, he made himself a large hat from the hides he had collected on his trip.
My Love Letter to the Stetson
Mark McKinnon
December 24, 2014
Their money, often collected for many years, helps keep the system afloat and benefits flowing to aging baby boomers.
How Immigrants Will Save Social Security
Eleanor Clift
November 29, 2014
That data (collected in 2012 and 2013) is obsolete: Jesse Logan confirms both areas are “now showing significant mortality.”
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear
Doug Peacock
November 23, 2014
So far, in both online and physical cards, they say they have collected 1,199,169 total commitments.
The Democrats’ Simple Midterm Weapon
Ben Jacobs
November 4, 2014
As of Oct. 17, over a month after the plans were set, the UN has only collected 38 percent of its goal.
Why New York’s Ebola Case Will Hurt Infected Patients Everywhere
Abby Haglage
October 24, 2014

Historical Examples of collected

They had collected some of the emu feathers, which were lying all about.
Explorations in Australia
John Forrest
You will take the command of such men as will be collected from Capts.
A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion
William Dobein James
He collected his thoughts to the best of his ability to answer the questions put to him.
Rico and Wiseli
Johanna Spyri
He was not at all like the Crane she knew, the cold, collected banker.
Thoroughbreds
W. A. Fraser
The sight of three persons' eyes was melted and collected into that single one.
The Gorgon's Head
Nathaniel Hawthorne

British Dictionary definitions for collected

collected

adjective

in full control of one's faculties; composed

assembled in totality or brought together into one volume or a set of volumesthe collected works of Dickens

(of a horse or a horse's pace) controlled so that movement is in short restricted stepsa collected canter

Derived Formscollectedly, adverbcollectedness, noun

collect

verb

to gather together or be gathered together

to accumulate (stamps, books, etc) as a hobby or for study

(tr) to call for or receive payment of (taxes, dues, etc)

(tr) to regain control of (oneself, one's emotions, etc) as after a shock or surprisehe collected his wits

(tr) to fetch; pick upcollect your own post; he collected the children after school

(intr sometimes foll by on) slang to receive large sums of money, as from an investmenthe really collected when the will was read

(tr) Australian and NZ informal to collide with; be hit by

collect on delivery the US term for cash on delivery

adverb, adjective

US (of telephone calls) on a reverse-charge basis

noun

Australian informal a winning bet

Word Origin for collect

C16: from Latin collēctus collected, from colligere to gather together, from com- together + legere to gather

collect

noun

Christianity a short Church prayer generally preceding the lesson or epistle in Communion and other services

Word Origin for collect

C13: from Medieval Latin collecta (from the phrase ōrātiō ad collēctam prayer at the (people's) assembly), from Latin colligere to collect 1

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Word Origin and History for collected

collect

early 15c. (transitive), from Old French collecter "to collect" (late 14c.), from Latin collectus, past participle of colligere "gather together," from com- "together" (see com-) + legere "to gather" (see lecture (n.)). The intransitive sense is attested from 1794. Related: Collected; collecting. As an adjective meaning "paid by the recipient" it is attested from 1893, originally with reference to telegrams.

Idioms and Phrases with collected

collected

see cool, calm, and collected.