recollect

[ rek-uh-lekt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to recall to mind; recover knowledge of by memory; remember.

   Antonyms: forget

2. to absorb (oneself ) in spiritual meditation, especially during prayer.

verb (used without object)

1. to have a recollection; remember.

recollect

/ ˌrɛkəˈlɛkt /

verb

1. when tr, often takes a clause as object to recall from memory; remember

Derived Forms

• ˌrecolˈlective, adjective
• ˌrecolˈlectively, adverb

Other Words From

• recol·lective adjective
• recol·lective·ly adverb
• recol·lective·ness noun
• misrec·ol·lect verb
• nonrec·ol·lective adjective
• self-recol·lective adjective
• unrec·ol·lective adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of recollect¹

First recorded in 1550–60; from Medieval Latin recollēctus, past participle of recolligere “to remember, recollect” ( Latin: “to gather up again”); re-, collect ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of recollect¹

C16: from Latin recolligere to gather again, from re- + colligere to collect ¹

Synonym Study

See remember.

Example Sentences

Recollect the many anticipated “presidential pivots” that failed to materialize during Trump’s first time in office.

From Los Angeles Times

Some might recollect that two of our last four presidents — George W. Bush and Donald Trump — claimed the White House despite losing the popular vote.

From Los Angeles Times

It may be hard to recollect now, but there was a time when 24-hour “Stories” posts were never meant to be memories.

From Slate

Recollect how the narcissist in chief spent his early days in the White House defending the laughable claim that his inauguration had outdrawn Obama’s.

From Los Angeles Times

"I don't recollect that they were," she says.

From BBC