recollect

American  

[rek-uh-lekt] / ˌrɛk əˈlɛkt /

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.

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verb (used without object)

1. to have a recollection; remember.

recollect British  

/ ˌrɛkəˈlɛkt /

verb

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

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Related Words

See remember.

Other Word Forms

• misrecollect verb
• nonrecollective adjective
• recollective adjective
• recollectively adverb
• recollectiveness noun
• self-recollective adjective
• unrecollective adjective

Etymology

Origin of recollect

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

Example Sentences

“How many in this particular House of the Lord recollect the old schoolhouse that Hominy Ridge School replaced?”

From Literature

“Not that I recollect. By the time my kids is six, they’ve got chores at home.”

From Literature

We made a registry to allow our friends and family to help us recollect the basics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those are words that penetrate, ones that recollect certain names and call forth our senses.

From Los Angeles Times

The investigators assumed Puig was lying when he became confused by the questioning and felt pressured to accurately recollect the details of his gambling activity, Axel argued, telling the jury that “assumptions and speculation are not evidence, and you shouldn’t rely on it.”

From Los Angeles Times