collected
Pronunciation:
/kəˈlɛktɪd/verb
Definitions
To gather together; amass.
Example: Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out.
To get; particularly, get from someone.
Example: A bank collects a monthly payment on a client's new car loan. A mortgage company collects a monthly payment on a house.
To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
Example: I don't think he collects as much as hoards.
To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)
adjective
Definitions
Gathered together.
Example: the collected works of Charles Dickens
Cool‐headed, emotionally stable, in focus.
Example: He stayed collected throughout the ordeal.