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- Dictionarycollected/kəˈlɛktɪd/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) calm and self-controlled: "outwardly they are cool, calm, and collected"
- 2. (of individual works) brought together in one volume or edition: "the collected works of Shakespeare"
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COLLECTED definition: 1. brought together in one book or series of books: 2. showing control over your feelings: 3…. Learn more.
The meaning of COLLECTED is gathered together. How to use collected in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Collected.
If you say that someone is collected, you mean that they are very calm and self-controlled, especially when they are in a difficult or serious situation. Police say she was cool and collected during her interrogation.
Definition of 'collect' collect. (kəlekt ) Word forms: collects , collecting , collected. 1. verb B1. If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people. Two young girls were collecting firewood. [VERB noun] 1.5 million signatures have been collected. [be VERB -ed]
If you say that someone is collected, you mean that they are very calm and self-controlled, especially when they are in a difficult or serious situation. Police say she was cool and collected during her interrogation.
Use the adjective collected to describe a person who stays cool and calm, even under pressure. There are certain people who always seem completely self-possessed and unflappable no matter what is going on around them. You can describe these people as collected.
Definition of collected adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
