collected

UK /kəˈlɛktɪd/ US /kəˈlɛktɪd/

adj 2

Definitions

adj

Gathered together.

the collected works of Charles Dickens

Cool‐headed, emotionally stable, in focus.

He stayed collected throughout the ordeal.

In an instant Francesca would become perfectly collected—every past event would stand out singularly clear, and she would turn, take one look at Guido, and then breathe again.

Collocations

ADJ.

all, all, below, english, great, many, over, white

I finally read all the collected works of Shakespeare that I bought last year.

VERB + COLLECTED

become, coins, crowd, deals, discussed, presents, samples, stamps

The crowd collected outside the stadium hours before the concert started.

COLLECTED + NOUN

charles, donations, event, facts, information, numbers, ordeal, papers

We collected donations from local businesses to support the community center.

PREP.

from, in, throughout, with

She collected stamps from different countries during her travels across Europe.

ADV.

only, perfectly

She remained perfectly collected during the job interview despite her nervousness.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — in full control of your faculties

equanimous
poised
self-collected
self-contained
self-possessed

adjective — brought together in one place

gathered

Antonyms

uncollected
ungathered

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

the collected works of Charles Dickens

Wiktionary

He stayed collected throughout the ordeal.

Wiktionary

In an instant Francesca would become perfectly collected—every past event would stand out singularly clear, and she would turn, take one look at Guido, and then breathe again.

Wiktionary

The data to be discussed below was collected in the following way.

Tatoeba · #28386

Bob gave Tina almost all the stamps he had collected, and kept only a few for himself.

Tatoeba · #33163

Tom has collected a great many butterflies.

Tatoeba · #37028

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