collected

/kə'lektid/

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Explanation of "Collected"

The word "collected" is primarily used as an adjective. It means being calm and in control of your feelings and thoughts, especially during stressful situations. It can also mean things that have been gathered together in one place.

Examples:

1. Calmness: "The teacher was collected when answering the students' tough questions."
2. Gathered Items: "The artist displayed her collected works in a gallery."

Advanced Usage:

• In more formal or literary contexts, "collected" can refer to a body of work or items that have been compiled or assembled. For example:
  • "The collected essays of the author provide insights into her thinking."

Word Variants:

• Collect (verb): To gather items or people together.
  • Example: "She loves to collect stamps from different countries."
• Collection (noun): A group of items that have been gathered together.
  • Example: "His collection of coins is very impressive."
• Collector (noun): A person who collects items.
  • Example: "He is a collector of rare books."

Different Meanings:

1. Calmness: Referring to emotional stability.
2. Gathered Items: Referring to items that are assembled or compiled.

Synonyms:

• Calm
• Composed
• Poised
• Gathered
• Assembled

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

• Keep your cool: This idiom means to remain calm, similar to being collected.
  • Example: "Even under pressure, she managed to keep her cool."
• Pull yourself together: This phrasal verb means to calm down and regain control of your emotions.

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Adjective

1. 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
2. brought together in one place
   • the collected works of Milton
   • the gathered folds of the skirt

Synonyms

• equanimous
• poised
• self-collected
• self-contained
• self-possessed
• gathered