collected

UK: /kəˈlɛktɪd/ US: /kəˈlɛktɪd/ ,(kə lek′tid)

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col•lect•ed /kəˈlɛktɪd/   adj. 

1. having control of one's feelings;
   calm;
   self-possessed:
   [usually: be + ~] During the trial he was very calm and collected.
2. brought together, as many different works:
   [usually: before a noun] her collected essays.

col•lect•ed•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

See calm.

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col•lect•ed  (kə lek′tid), adj. 

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. Sport [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. Cf. extended (def. 8a).
   • (of a gait of such a horse) characterized by short, elevated strides. Cf. extended (def. 8b).

• collect¹ + -ed² 1600–10

col•lect′ed•ly, adv. 
col•lect′ed•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. See calm. 

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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 poet's collected works

colˈlectedly adverb

colˈlectedness noun

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col•lect¹ /kəˈlɛkt/   v. 

1. to gather together;
   assemble: [no object]
   The youth group collected in the parking lot.
   [~ + object]
   We collected the kids and hustled them onto the bus.
2. [~ + object] to obtain many examples of (something), or make a collection of (something), as a hobby: She likes to collect stamps.
3. to ask for or demand and receive payment: [no object]
   The newspaper carrier collects on Mondays.
   [~ + object]
   He collected debts from poor people.
4. [no object* (~ + on + object)] to receive payment that one is owed:
   We finally collected from the insurance company on the damage to our house.
5. to regain control of (oneself or one's thoughts or emotions):
   [~ + object] He took a moment to collect himself.
6. [~ + object] to call for and take with one: Did you collect your mail?
7. to accumulate;
   gather in a layer:
   [no object] A lot of dust collected on the computer screen.

adj., adv. 

8. Telecommunications requiring payment by the recipient: [adjective; often before a noun]
   a collect telephone call.
   [adverb]
   to call collect.

See -lec-.

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col•lect¹  (kə lekt′), v.t. 

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. Sport [Manège.] to bring (a horse) into a collected attitude.
7. [Archaic.] to infer.

v.i. 

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 fol. 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. Sport [Manège.] (of a horse) to come into a collected attitude.

adj., adv. 

13. Telecommunications requiring payment by the recipient:
    a collect telephone call; a telegram sent collect.

• Latin collēctus (past participle of colligere to collect), equivalent. to col- col-¹ + leg- (stem of legere to gather) + -tus past participle suffix
• late Middle English 1375–1425

Synonyms

• 1. See gather. 
• 1, 2. amass, aggregate.
• 4. compose, calm.

Antonyms

• 1. broadcast.
• 2. distribute.

col•lect²  (kol′ekt), n. 

1. Religion any of certain brief prayers used in Western churches esp. before the epistle in the communion service.

• Medieval Latin, short for ōrātiō ad collēctam prayer at collection (see collect¹)
• Middle English collecte 1150–1200

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collect / 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: she collected her wits
5. (transitive) to fetch; pick up: collect your own post, he collected the children after school
6. (intransitive) sometimes followed by on: to receive large sums of money, as from an investment
7. (transitive) to collide with; be hit by
8. collect on delivery ⇒
   the US term for cash on delivery

adverb , adjective

1. (of telephone calls) on a reverse-charge basis

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin collēctus collected, from colligere to gather together, from com- together + legere to gather

collect / ˈkɒlɛkt/ noun

1. a short Church prayer generally preceding the lesson or epistle in Communion and other services

Etymology: 13th Century: from Medieval Latin collecta (from the phrase ōrātiō ad collēctam prayer at the (people's) assembly), from Latin colligere to collect¹