Pronunciations (2)
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/kəˈlɛktɪd/
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kəˈlɛktɪd
Adjective
Gathered together.
Usage- not-comparable
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the collected works of Charles Dickens
Cool‐headed, emotionally stable, in focus.
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He stayed collected throughout the ordeal.
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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.
There is no man here so young—and we have some very young members—but he must have observed, must have known from the impulses of his own mind and his own feelings, that, when in a state of high excitement, a man's judgment is not so accurate, not so effectual, not to be relied upon to such an extent, as when he is cool, calm and collected. That is an axiom in morals, in the history of human life, about which I suppose there will be no question. Are we now in that condition?
He became very cool and collected all at once.
Adjective
brought together in one place
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the collected works of Milton
the gathered folds of the skirt
in full control of your faculties
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the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination
perfectly poised and sure of himself
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more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen
strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble