Definitions
How to pronounce collected:
Collected - as an adjective
Brought together in one place
Example: "The collected works of milton"
Collected - as an adjective satellite
In full control of your faculties
Example: "The witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"
Collected - as a verb
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.)
(often with on or against) to collect payments.
Example: "He had a lot of trouble collecting on that bet he made."
To come together in a group or mass.
Example: "The rain collected in puddles."
To infer; to conclude.
(of a vehicle or driver) to collide with or crash into (another vehicle or obstacle).
Example: "The truck veered across the central reservation and collected a car that was travelling in the opposite direction."
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Word Game Points
COLLECTED has a SCRABBLE points total of 14.
COLLECTED has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 18.
COLLECTED has a WORDFEUD points total of 16.
