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- Dictionaryrecollect/ˌriːkəˈlɛkt/
verb
- 1. bring oneself back to a state of composure: "he had a look round, recollected himself, and prepared for the day"
- 2. collect or gather together again: rare "the blood is thence recollected dorsally into further arterial vessels"
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recall. remember. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to remember something. remember Do you remember when her birthday is? recall I don't recall arranging a time to meet. recollect I didn't recollect having seen him. remind Every time we meet he reminds me about the money he lent me.
The meaning of RECOLLECT is to bring back to the level of conscious awareness : remember. How to use recollect in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Recollect.
Recollect definition: to recall to mind; recover knowledge of by memory; remember.. See examples of RECOLLECT used in a sentence.
1. to collect, gather, or assemble again (something scattered). 2. to recover or compose (oneself). [1605–15] re`-col•lec′tion, n. rec•ol•lect. (ˌrɛk əˈlɛkt)
verb [ T ] uk / ˌrek ə ˈlekt / us. Add to word list. to remember something: I didn't recollect having seen him. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn words you need to communicate with confidence. (Definition of recollect from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
To recollect is to remember. You might struggle to recollect your high school French but have no trouble recollecting every ingredient in your dad's cinnamon roll recipe. If you ask your grandfather to recollect his experiences in high school, you want him to remember some great stories from his youth.
verb. If you recollect something, you remember it. Ramona spoke with warmth when she recollected the doctor who used to be at the county hospital. [VERB noun] His efforts, she recollected many years later, were distinctly half-hearted. [VERB that] [Also VERB] Synonyms: remember, mind [dialect], recall, reminisce More Synonyms of recollect.
