collected
[ kuh-lek-tid ]
/ kəˈlɛk tɪd /
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).
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synonym study for collected
1. See calm.
OTHER WORDS FROM collected
col·lect·ed·ly, adverbcol·lect·ed·ness, nounun·col·lect·ed, adjectivewell-col·lect·ed, adjectiveWords nearby collected
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Example sentences from the Web for uncollected
Uncollected garbage sweltered in the streets, filled with potential for infection and disease.
‘We’re at the Last Step’ Before a Humanitarian Crisis in Aleppo|Mike Giglio|September 10, 2012|DAILY BEASTUncollected, un-kol-ek′ted, adj. not collected or gathered: absent in mind, not having one's thoughts collected.
Spanish Papers and other Miscellanies, hitherto unpublished or uncollected.
They have raised the cost of everything we require because the tradesman compels us to pay his uncollected accounts.
'Charge It'|Irving Bacheller
British Dictionary definitions for uncollected (1 of 2)
uncollected
/ (ˌʌnkəˈlɛktɪd) /
adjective
not having been called for, gathered, or collected
British Dictionary definitions for uncollected (2 of 2)
collected
/ (kəˈlɛktɪd) /
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 forms of collected
collectedly, adverbcollectedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Idioms and Phrases with uncollected
collected
see cool, calm, and collected.
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