Recollect (Verb)
Meaning
Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- I can recollect the smell of my grandma's home-cooked meals from my childhood.
- She cannot recollect the name of the book she read last month, but remembers the storyline.
- After a few minutes of thought, he began to recollect details of the conversation they had the previous day.
- As I flipped through the old photo album, memories began to recollect, bringing back joy and laughter.
- Her eyes lit up as she started to recollect the happy times she spent with her siblings during summer vacations.