recollected

American

[rek-uh-lek-tid] / ˌrɛk əˈlɛk tɪd /

adjective

calm; composed.
remembered; recalled.
characterized by or given to contemplation.

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Etymology

Origin of recollected

First recorded in 1620–30; recollect, re-collect + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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One of them recollected with wonder the way music was “visible throughout his entire body.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

And even if it is recollected, mechanical recycling struggles with mixed waste streams.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2023

Kershner, the attorney, said that the officer may not have accurately recollected exactly which commands he had given Johnson, but the video shows that Johnson was not complying.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2023

Discussing his time at school, Spielberg said his "only ticket" to popularity was making small movies and recollected getting the captain of the football team to dedicate a whole Saturday to star in a film.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2022

“If I had the true historical sense,” McMillan recollected, “as soon as I woke up in the morning I would have written down in a notebook: ‘I made a big invention last night.’

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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