collected

American  

[kuh-lek-tid] / kəˈlɛk tɪd /

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.

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collected British  

/ 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

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collected Idioms  

1. see cool, calm, and collected.

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Related Words

See calm.

Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of collected

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

Example Sentences

Scientists collected fecal samples to measure how much of the active ingredients remained and to estimate how much exposure dung-feeding insects could face.

From Science Daily

The court ruling didn’t address whether the government will have to pay back the tariff revenue it already has collected.

From The Wall Street Journal

The team collected blood samples from 23 runners immediately before and after their races.

From Science Daily

“Most of the material being collected by boutique collection services like Ridwell are either very difficult to manage or lack strong recycling markets.”

From Los Angeles Times

Their last league victory was a 1-0 success at Crystal Palace on 28 December and they have collected only four out of a possible 24 points in 2026.

From BBC