collected
adjective
[ kəˈlɛktɪd ]
• (of a person) calm and self-controlled.
• "outwardly they are cool, calm, and collected"
Similar:
calm,
cool,
and collected,
as cool as a cucumber,
cool-headed,
self-possessed,
composed,
controlled,
self-controlled,
poised,
serene,
tranquil,
relaxed,
unruffled,
unperturbed,
unflustered,
undisturbed,
unagitated,
unmoved,
unbothered,
untroubled,
equable,
even-tempered,
imperturbable,
placid,
quiet,
sedate,
unexcitable,
impassive,
dispassionate,
unemotional,
phlegmatic,
stolid,
unflappable,
unfazed,
together,
laid-back,
nonplussed,
equanimous,
• (of individual works) brought together in one volume or edition.
• "the collected works of Shakespeare"
• (of a horse) moving with a shortened stride and with its hind legs correctly placed to achieve balance and impulsion.
• "many top riders that instinctively ride a horse collected cannot explain the theory"
collect
verb
• bring or gather together (a number of things).
• "he went round the office collecting old coffee cups"
Similar:
gather,
accumulate,
assemble,
amass,
stockpile,
pile up,
heap up,
rack up,
run up,
scrape together,
store (up),
hoard,
save,
cumulate,
lay in/up,
garner,
mass,
increase,
multiply,
accrue,
snowball,
tot up,
stash (away),
• call for and take away; fetch.
• "the children were collected from school"
Similar:
fetch,
go/come to get,
go/come and get,
call for,
go/come for,
meet,
Opposite:
take,
drop off,
• regain control of oneself, typically after a shock.
• "he paused for a moment to take a breath, to collect himself"
Similar:
recover,
regain one's composure,
pull oneself together,
take a hold of oneself,
steady oneself,
get a grip (on oneself),
get one's act together,
snap out of it,
• conclude; infer.
• "by all best conjectures, I collect Thou art to be my fatal enemy"
• cause (a horse) to bring its hind legs further forward as it moves.
• "a rider should want to be able to collect a horse when hacking"
• collide with.
• "he lost control of the truck and collected two cats"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French collecter or medieval Latin collectare, from Latin collect- ‘gathered together’, from the verb colligere, from col- ‘together’ + legere ‘choose or collect’.
