collected

[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.
    Compare extended (def 8a).
  2. (of a gait of such a horse) characterized by short, elevated strides.
    Compare extended (def 8b).
Origin
1600-10; collect1 + -ed2
Related forms
collectedly, adverb
collectedness, noun
uncollected, adjective
well-collected, adjective
Synonyms
1. See calm.

collect1

[kuh-lekt] /kəˈlɛkt/
verb (used with object)
1.
to gather together; assemble:
The professor collected the students' exams.
2.
to accumulate; make a collection of:
to collect stamps.
3.
to receive or compel payment of:
to collect a bill.
4.
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.
5.
to call for and take with one:
He drove off to collect his guests. They collected their mail.
6.
Manège. to bring (a horse) into a collected attitude.
7.
Archaic. to infer.
verb (used without object)
8.
to gather together; assemble:
The students collected in the assembly hall.
9.
to accumulate:
Rain water collected in the barrel.
10.
to receive payment (often followed by on):
He collected on the damage to his house.
11.
to gather or bring together books, stamps, coins, etc., usually as a hobby:
He's been collecting for years.
12.
Manège. (of a horse) to come into a collected attitude.
adjective, adverb
13.
requiring payment by the recipient:
a collect telephone call; a telegram sent collect.
Origin
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
1. See gather. 1, 2. amass, aggregate. 4. compose, calm.
Antonyms
1. broadcast. 2. distribute.
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  • The police forwarded information they collected about seven students to the university's judicial program.
British Dictionary definitions for collected

collected

/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
Derived Forms
collectedly, adverb
collectedness, noun

collect1

/kəˈlɛkt/
verb
1.
to gather together or be gathered together
2.
to accumulate (stamps, books, etc) as a hobby or for study
3.
(transitive) to call for or receive payment of (taxes, dues, etc)
4.
(transitive) to regain control of (oneself, one's emotions, etc) as after a shock or surprise: he collected his wits
5.
(transitive) to fetch; pick up: collect your own post, he collected the children after school
6.
(slang) (intransitive) sometimes foll by on. to receive large sums of money, as from an investment: he really collected when the will was read
7.
(transitive) (Austral & NZ, informal) to collide with; be hit by
8.
collect on delivery, the US term for cash on delivery
adverb, adjective
9.
(US) (of telephone calls) on a reverse-charge basis
noun
10.
(Austral, informal) a winning bet
Word Origin
C16: from Latin collēctus collected, from colligere to gather together, from com- together + legere to gather

collect2

/ˈkɒlɛkt/
noun
1.
(Christianity) a short Church prayer generally preceding the lesson or epistle in Communion and other services
Word Origin
C13: from Medieval Latin collecta (from the phrase ōrātiō ad collēctam prayer at the (people's) assembly), from Latin colligere to collect1
Word Origin and History for collected

collect

v.

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