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collected

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col·lect·ed  (k-lktd)
adj.
1. Self-possessed; composed. See Synonyms at cool.
2. Brought or placed together from various sources: the collected poems of W.H. Auden.

col·lected·ly adv.
col·lected·ness n.

collected [kəˈlɛktɪd]
adj
1. in full control of one's faculties; composed
2. assembled in totality or brought together into one volume or a set of volumes the collected works of Dickens
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (of a horse or a horse's pace) controlled so that movement is in short restricted steps a collected canter
collectedly  adv
collectedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.collected - brought together in one place; "the collected works of Milton"; "the gathered folds of the skirt"
uncollected, ungathered - not brought together in one place; "uncollected garbage in the streets"
2.collected - in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble"
composed - serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress; "the performer seemed completely composed as she stepped onto the stage"; "I felt calm and more composed than I had in a long time"

collected
adjective calm, together (slang), cool, confident, composed, poised, serene, sedate, self-controlled, unfazed (informal), unperturbed, unruffled, self-possessed, keeping your cool, unperturbable, as cool as a cucumber Police say she was cool and collected during her interrogation.
troubled, emotional, nervous, distressed, shaky, agitated, ruffled, irritable, perturbed, excitable, unsteady, twitchy (informal), antsy (informal)
Translations
collected [kəˈlektɪd] ADJ
1. (= cool) → sosegado, tranquilo
2. (= compiled) the collected works of Shakespearelas obras completas de Shakespeare
collected [kəˈlɛktɪd] adj (= calm) [person] → calme
collected works nplœuvres fpl complètes
collected
adj
the collected works of Oscar WildeOscar Wildes gesammelte Werke
(= calm)ruhig, gelassen
collected [kəˈlɛktɪd] adj
a. (works, poems) → raccolto/a
the collected works of Shakespeare → l'opera completa di Shakespeare
b. (frm) (person, composed) → padrone/a di sé

collected [kəˈlɛktɪd] adj
a. (works, poems) → raccolto/a
the collected works of Shakespeare → l'opera completa di Shakespeare
b. (frm) (person, composed) → padrone/a di sé


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