collected
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/kəˈlɛktɪd/
English
Definitions
verb
- To gather together; amass.“Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out.”
- To get; particularly, get from someone.“A bank collects a monthly payment on a client's new car loan. A mortgage company collects a monthly payment on a house.”
- To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.“I don't think he collects as much as hoards.”
- To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)
adjective
- Gathered together.“the collected works of Charles Dickens”
- Cool‐headed, emotionally stable, in focus.“He stayed collected throughout the ordeal.”
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Synonyms
calmcomposedcoolcongregateamassedconcentratedpoisedself-possessedself-containedequanimousaccumulatedassembledmassedself-collectedgathercollectioncompileaggregate