recollect
verb (used with object)
to recall to mind; recover knowledge of by memory; remember.
recollects
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present tense formof recollect (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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She recollects fishing Vogue magazines out of trash cans around age 6 and feeling “a deep affinity” with the images on their pages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
There is excitement in her eyes, her blonde braids swing back and forth as she recollects villa drama, late-night group chats and fierce online skirmishes, like a war veteran sharing combat stories.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025
She recollects watching the 2015 All Star Game with her granddad.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2023
“Cokeville recollects ‘miracle’ of 1986,” Deseret News, May 15, 2006.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2022
Michael, Terryl’s older brother, had trouble going against Danny, Patricia recollects.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
