Definitions for collected

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collected col·lect·ed

Spelling: [kuh-lek-tid]

IPA: /kəˈlɛk tɪd/

Collected is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 178 anagrams from letters in collected (ccdeellot).

Definitions for collected

adjective

1. having control of one's faculties; self-possessed:
2. brought or placed together; forming an aggregation from various sources:
3. 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. Compare extended (def 8a). (of a gait of such a horse) characterized by short, elevated strides. Compare extended (def 8b).

adjective, adverb

1. requiring payment by the recipient:

verb (used with object)

1. to gather together; assemble:
2. to accumulate; make a collection of:
3. to receive or compel payment of:
4. to regain control of (oneself or one's thoughts, faculties, composure, or the like):
5. to call for and take with one:
6. Manège. to bring (a horse) into a collected attitude.
7. Archaic. to infer.

verb (used without object)

1. to gather together; assemble:
2. to accumulate:
3. to receive payment (often followed by on):
4. to gather or bring together books, stamps, coins, etc., usually as a hobby:
5. Manège. (of a horse) to come into a collected attitude.

Origin of collected

First recorded in 1600-10; collect¹ + -ed²

Examples for collected

Their money, often collected for many years, helps keep the system afloat and benefits flowing to aging baby boomers.

He collected his thoughts to the best of his ability to answer the questions put to him.

He was not at all like the Crane she knew, the cold, collected banker.

So far, in both online and physical cards, they say they have collected 1,199,169 total commitments.

While panning for gold, he made himself a large hat from the hides he had collected on his trip.

That data (collected in 2012 and 2013) is obsolete: Jesse Logan confirms both areas are “now showing significant mortality.”

They had collected some of the emu feathers, which were lying all about.

The sight of three persons' eyes was melted and collected into that single one.

You will take the command of such men as will be collected from Capts.

As of Oct. 17, over a month after the plans were set, the UN has only collected 38 percent of its goal.