collected
/kəˈlɛktɪd/
collected adjective: gathered together. Also the simple past and past participle of collect.
Adjective
collected (comparative more collected, superlative most collected)
- Gathered together.
- the collected works of Charles Dickens
- 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.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 285
- Synonyms:
- calm, cool, composed, together, steady, cool-headed, equable, equanimous, equanimitable, even-keeled
Also used as
collected is also the simple past and past participle of collect.
collected meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
collected in Hindi
- Gathered together
- एकत्रित ekatrit
collected in Tamil
- சேகரிக்கப்பட்டது, சேகரிக்கப்பட்ட
collected in Bengali
- সংগৃহীত, সংগ্রহ করা হয়েছে
collected in Telugu
- సేకరించారు, సేకరించినది, సేకరించినవి
More languagesFewer languages
- collected in Malayalam
- ശേഖരിച്ചു, ശേഖരിച്ച
- collected in Kannada
- ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ, ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಿದೆ, ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಿದ
- collected in Punjabi
- ਇਕੱਠਾ ਕੀਤਾ, ਇਕੱਤਰ ਕੀਤਾ, ਇਕੱਠਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ
- collected in Nepali
- सङ्कलन गरियो, सङ्कलन गरिएको
Examples of collected in a sentence
- The rubbish is collected every Thursday in Gloucester, but on Wednesdays in Cheltenham.
- Historically speaking, this company has always collected payment before starting work.
- That's quite a lot of gadgets you have collected. Do you use any of them?
Synonyms of collected
30 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- equanimous
- equanimitable
- even-keeled
- even-minded
- even-tempered
- imperturbable
- laid-back
- level-headed
- mellow
- pacific
- peaceable
- peaceful
- phlegmatic
- placid
- quiescent
- quiet
- relaxed
- roolie
- sedate
- serene
- still
- tranquil
- unexcited
- unfazed
- unflappable
- unflustered
- unperturbable
- unruffable
- unruffled
- untumultuous
Forms of collected
| comparative | more collected |
|---|---|
| superlative | most collected |
Origin of collected
From collect + -ed.
Words formed from collected
Phrases with collected
Questions about collected
- What does collected mean?
- Collected means gathered together.
- What is collected in Hindi?
- Collected in Hindi is एकत्रित (ekatrit). See Collected meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is collected?
- Collected is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce collected?
- Collected is pronounced /kəˈlɛktɪd/.
Words near collected in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: collected (page history and authors); collected (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); collected (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); collected (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); collected (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); collected (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); collected (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); collected (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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