🧠recollect

verb
/ˌrɛkəˈlɛkt/

Meaning

To remember something; to bring a past event back to mind.
to remember something; to recall from memory

Example Sentences

I cannot recollect the exact date of the meeting.

I can't recollect where I put my keys.

Example Expressions

if I recollect correctly

Synonyms

remember, recall, reminisce, think back, retrieve
Entry 1
remember, recall, reminisce, think back
Entry 2
remember, recall, reminisce, retrieve

Antonyms

forget, ignore, overlook
Entry 1
forget, ignore
Entry 2
forget, overlook, ignore

Collocations

recollect memories, recollect details, recollect correctly, recollect clearly, recollect events, recollect the past
Entry 1
recollect memories, recollect details, recollect correctly
Entry 2
recollect memories, recollect clearly, recollect events, recollect the past, recollect details

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to flatter or behave excessively subserviently toward someone for advantage
to collect information or material and put it together in a list, report, or book

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