collected
- 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
Synonym study
collect
1- 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.
- 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.
- requiring payment by the recipient: a collect telephone call; a telegram sent collect.
Origin of collect
1Synonyms for collect
See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.comSynonym study
Antonyms for collect
Related Words for collected
possessed, still, cool, quiet, poised, confident, easy, easygoing, levelheaded, nonchalant, peaceful, placid, sanguine, self-possessed, serene, sure, temperate, together, tranquil, unflappableExamples 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.
Their money, often collected for many years, helps keep the system afloat and benefits flowing to aging baby boomers.
That data (collected in 2012 and 2013) is obsolete: Jesse Logan confirms both areas are “now showing significant mortality.”
So far, in both online and physical cards, they say they have collected 1,199,169 total commitments.
As of Oct. 17, over a month after the plans were set, the UN has only collected 38 percent of its goal.
Historical Examples of collected
They had collected some of the emu feathers, which were lying all about.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
You will take the command of such men as will be collected from Capts.
A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis MarionWilliam Dobein James
He collected his thoughts to the best of his ability to answer the questions put to him.
Rico and WiseliJohanna Spyri
He was not at all like the Crane she knew, the cold, collected banker.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
The sight of three persons' eyes was melted and collected into that single one.
The Gorgon's HeadNathaniel Hawthorne
collected
- 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
collect
1- 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
- US (of telephone calls) on a reverse-charge basis
- Australian informal a winning bet
Word Origin for collect
collect
2- Christianity a short Church prayer generally preceding the lesson or epistle in Communion and other services
Word Origin for collect
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.