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[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 . (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) .
[4] to gather together; assemble: The professor collected the students' exams.
[5] to accumulate; make a collection of: to collect stamps.
[6] to receive or compel payment of: to collect a bill.
[7] 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.
[8] to call for and take with one: He drove off to collect his guests. They collected their mail.
[9] Manège . to bring (a horse) into a collected attitude.
[10] Archaic . to infer.
[11] to gather together; assemble: The students collected in the assembly hall.
[12] to accumulate: Rain water collected in the barrel.
[13] to receive payment (often followed by on ): He collected on the damage to his house.
[14] to gather or bring together books, stamps, coins, etc., usually as a hobby: He's been collecting for years.
[15] Manège . (of a horse) to come into a collected attitude.
[16] requiring payment by the recipient: a collect telephone call; a telegram sent collect.
[17] in full control of one's faculties; composed
[18] assembled in totality or brought together into one volume or a set of volumes the collected works of Dickens
[19] (of a horse or a horse's pace) controlled so that movement is in short restricted steps a collected canter
[20] to gather together or be gathered together
[21] to accumulate (stamps, books, etc) as a hobby or for study
[22] (tr) to call for or receive payment of (taxes, dues, etc)
[23] (tr) to regain control of (oneself, one's emotions, etc) as after a shock or surprise he collected his wits
[24] (tr) to fetch; pick up collect your own post ; he collected the children after school
[25] (intr sometimes foll by on ) slang to receive large sums of money, as from an investment he really collected when the will was read
[26] (tr) Australian and NZ informal to collide with; be hit by
[27] collect on delivery the US term for cash on delivery
[28] US (of telephone calls) on a reverse-charge basis
[29] Australian informal a winning bet
[30] Christianity a short Church prayer generally preceding the lesson or epistle in Communion and other services

Words related to Collected

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

Words nearby Collected

collect, collect call, collect on delivery, collectable, collectanea, collected, collected edition, collectible, collecting tubule, collection, collection agency

Origin of Collected

11375–1425; 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

Other words from Collected

col·lect·ed·ly , adverb
col·lect·ed·ness , noun
un·col·lect·ed , adjective
well-col·lect·ed , adjective

Word origin for Collected

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

Synonyms for Collected

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