collected

Everyday

1. Collected is the past of collect: gathered together. tree →
2. Collected stamps or cards are ones someone has kept as a hobby. tree →
3. Collected can also mean calm and in control. tree →

In the lessons

maths: things gathered and added, often over several days («in all» asks for the sum); data collected in science and surveys; school: the teacher collected the homework; stories: she stayed calm and collected

Examples

• They collected 45 cans on Monday and 30 on Tuesday. tree →
• She collected 12 leaves. tree →
• How many stamps were collected in all? tree →
• He collected twice as many as Sam. tree →
• The teacher collected our tests. tree →
• We collected data on the weather for a week. tree →
• Dad collected us after the party. tree →
• She stayed cool and collected in the storm. tree →
• “Have you collected my tribute from Denmark?” tree →

Note

Collected amounts are added. Trap: «in all» asks for the sum of all days or people. «Twice as many as Sam» means Sam's amount × 2.

In Jewish tradition

maths: things gathered and added, often over several days («in all» asks for the sum); data collected in science and surveys; school: the teacher collected the homework; stories: she stayed calm and collected

Examples

• The Talmuds were first collected into a concrete whole, and printed in Venice, 1520 a.d. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• The Talmuds were first collected into a concrete whole, and printed in Venice, 1520 A.D. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• Six extant Hebrew editions of the "Sepher Yetzirah' were collected and printed at Lemberg in 1680. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Collected amounts are added. Trap: «in all» asks for the sum of all days or people. «Twice as many as Sam» means Sam's amount × 2.