collected

Words with a similar base: collected, self-collected

'collected'

[roll_up.v.02] as in: get or gather together

Examples:
I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
She rolled up a small fortune

'collected'

[collect.v.02] as in: call for and obtain payment of

Examples:
we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts
he collected the rent

'collected'

[gather.v.01] as in: assemble or get together

Examples:
gather some stones
pull your thoughts together

'collected'

[collect.v.04] as in: get or bring together

Examples:
accumulate evidence

'collected'

[collect.v.05] as in: gather or collect

Examples:
You can get the results on Monday
She picked up the children at the day care center
They pick up our trash twice a week

'collected'

[collected.a.01] as in: brought together in one place

Examples:
the collected works of Milton
the gathered folds of the skirt

'collected'

[collected.s.01] as in: in full control of your faculties

Examples:
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

Origins

					collected (English)
├── -ed (English)
│   └── -od (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── collect (English)
    ├── collecte (French)
    │   └── collecta (Latin)
    └── collecten (Middle English (1100-1500))
        ├── collecter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        │   └── collectare (Latin)
        └── colligere (Latin)

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