collected

adjectiveverbcommon in dialogue

//kəˈlɛktɪd//

Gathered together.

adjective

1
Gathered together.
the collected works of Charles Dickens
2
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.
He became very cool and collected all at once.

Etymology

From collect + -ed.

verb

1
Also a form of collectsimple past and past participle of collect
Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants.

Forms

comparative: more collected
superlative: most collected

collateral · Parallel, in the same vein, side by side.colleague · A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or…collect · To gather together; amass.

collected · Gathered together.

collecting · A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing,…collection · A set of items or amount of material procured, gathered or…collections · A state being beyond merely past due.

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