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

Happily, Mr. Hamilton, who retains his boyish handsomeness, infuses this recollected ardor with convincing feeling.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Mountbatten-Windsor said at the time: "Nobody can prove whether or not that photograph has been doctored but I don't recollect that photograph ever being taken."

From BBC