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collected
[ kuh-lek-tid ]
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.
- Ѳè.
- (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 ).
collected
/ əˈɛɪ /
adjective
- in full control of one's faculties; composed
- assembled in totality or brought together into one volume or a set of volumes
the collected works of Dickens
- (of a horse or a horse's pace) controlled so that movement is in short restricted steps
a collected canter
Derived Forms
- DZˈٱ, adverb
- DZˈٱԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- DZ·Ļ· adverb
- DZ·Ļ·Ա noun
- ܲcDZ·Ļ adjective
- ɱ-DZ·Ļ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of collected1
Idioms and Phrases
see cool, calm, and collected .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Ossai and his British wife said they had been looking for a little girl to adopt, and he collected Lucy when she was a tiny baby.
China will let scientists from six countries, including the US, examine the rocks it collected from the Moon - a scientific collaboration that comes as the two countries remain locked in a bitter trade war.
After confirming the two were the suspects, police collected about $1,500 worth of stolen Dodgers jackets and other gear inside the vehicle, the department said in a Facebook post.
West Ham have collected just 13 points from 13 league games since Potter took charge in January, leaving them 17th in the Premier League table.
We mixed each property’s soil — collected from four inches deep in multiple spots within a five- to 10-foot radius — in a plastic bag.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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