ALL meanings of collected
col·lect·ed
C c - adjective collected in control of oneself; calm and self-possessed 3
- adjective collected An author's collected works or letters are all their works or letters published in one book or in a set of books. 3
- adjective collected If you say that someone is collected, you mean that they are very calm and self-controlled, especially when they are in a difficult or serious situation. 3
- adjective collected in full control of one's faculties; composed 3
- adjective collected assembled in totality or brought together into one volume or a set of volumes 3
- adjective collected (of a horse or a horse's pace) controlled so that movement is in short restricted steps 3
- adjective collected gathered together; assembled 3
- noun collected (of a person) not perturbed or distracted. 1
- adjective collected having control of one's faculties; self-possessed: Despite all the turmoil around him, Bob remained calm and collected. 1
- adjective collected brought or placed together; forming an aggregation from various sources: the money collected to build an orphanage; the collected essays of Thoreau. 1
- adjective collected 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). 1
- verb with object collected to gather together; assemble: The professor collected the students' exams. 1
- verb with object collected to accumulate; make a collection of: to collect stamps. 1
- verb with object collected to receive or compel payment of: to collect a bill. 1
- verb with object collected 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. 1
- verb with object collected to call for and take with one: He drove off to collect his guests. They collected their mail. 1
- verb with object collected Manège. to bring (a horse) into a collected attitude. 1
- verb with object collected Archaic. to infer. 1
- verb without object collected to gather together; assemble: The students collected in the assembly hall. 1
- verb without object collected to accumulate: Rain water collected in the barrel. 1
- verb without object collected to receive payment (often followed by on): He collected on the damage to his house. 1
- verb without object collected to gather or bring together books, stamps, coins, etc., usually as a hobby: He's been collecting for years. 1
- verb without object collected Manège. (of a horse) to come into a collected attitude. 1
- adjective collected gathered 1
- abbreviation COLLECTED calm 1
- verb collected simple past tense and past participle of collect. 0
- adjective collected Cool‐headed, emotionally stable, in focus. 0