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rec·ol·lect
(rĕk′ə-lĕkt′)v. rec·ol·lect·ed, rec·ol·lect·ing, rec·ol·lects
v.tr.
To use one's memory to become aware of (something); recall to mind.
v.intr.
Idiom: To remember something; have a recollection.
recollect (oneself)
To become aware of one's immediate situation or purpose after a distraction: recollected myself after the interruption.
[Medieval Latin recolligere, recollēct-, from Latin, to gather up : re-, re- + colligere, to collect; see collect1.]
rec′ol·lec′tive adj.
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recollect
(ˌrɛkəˈlɛkt)vb
(when tr, often takes a clause as object) to recall from memory; remember
[C16: from Latin recolligere to gather again, from re- + colligere to collect1]
ˌrecolˈlective adj
ˌrecolˈlectively adv
Recollect
(ˈrekəˌlekt)n
(Roman Catholic Church) a member of a former Franciscan order of monks established in 16th-century France
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re-col•lect
(ˌri kəˈlɛkt)v.t.
1. to collect, gather, or assemble again (something scattered).
2. to recover or compose (oneself).
[1605–15]
re`-col•lec′tion, n.
rec•ol•lect
(ˌrɛk əˈlɛkt)v.t., v.i.
to remember; recall.
[1550–60; < Medieval Latin recollēctus, past participle of recolligere to remember, recollect (Latin: to gather up again); see re-, collect 1]
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recollect
Past participle: recollected
Gerund: recollecting
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| recollect |
| recollect |
| Present |
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| I recollect |
| you recollect |
| he/she/it recollects |
| we recollect |
| you recollect |
| they recollect |
| Preterite |
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| I recollected |
| you recollected |
| he/she/it recollected |
| we recollected |
| you recollected |
| they recollected |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am recollecting |
| you are recollecting |
| he/she/it is recollecting |
| we are recollecting |
| you are recollecting |
| they are recollecting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have recollected |
| you have recollected |
| he/she/it has recollected |
| we have recollected |
| you have recollected |
| they have recollected |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was recollecting |
| you were recollecting |
| he/she/it was recollecting |
| we were recollecting |
| you were recollecting |
| they were recollecting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had recollected |
| you had recollected |
| he/she/it had recollected |
| we had recollected |
| you had recollected |
| they had recollected |
| Future |
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| I will recollect |
| you will recollect |
| he/she/it will recollect |
| we will recollect |
| you will recollect |
| they will recollect |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have recollected |
| you will have recollected |
| he/she/it will have recollected |
| we will have recollected |
| you will have recollected |
| they will have recollected |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be recollecting |
| you will be recollecting |
| he/she/it will be recollecting |
| we will be recollecting |
| you will be recollecting |
| they will be recollecting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been recollecting |
| you have been recollecting |
| he/she/it has been recollecting |
| we have been recollecting |
| you have been recollecting |
| they have been recollecting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been recollecting |
| you will have been recollecting |
| he/she/it will have been recollecting |
| we will have been recollecting |
| you will have been recollecting |
| they will have been recollecting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been recollecting |
| you had been recollecting |
| he/she/it had been recollecting |
| we had been recollecting |
| you had been recollecting |
| they had been recollecting |
| Conditional |
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| I would recollect |
| you would recollect |
| he/she/it would recollect |
| we would recollect |
| you would recollect |
| they would recollect |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have recollected |
| you would have recollected |
| he/she/it would have recollected |
| we would have recollected |
| you would have recollected |
| they would have recollected |
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Verb 1. recollect - 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"
know - perceive as familiar; "I know this voice!"
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recollect
verb remember, mind (dialect), recall, reminisce, summon up, call to mind, place She spoke with warmth when she recollected the doctor who had treated her.
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Translations
يَتَذّكَّر، يَسْتَجْمِع الذّاكِرَه
vzpomenout si
mindes
emlékezikvisszaemlékezik
muna
atcerēties
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[ˌrɛkəˈlɛkt] vt → se rappeler, se souvenir deto recollect (that) ... → se rappeler que ..., se souvenir que ...
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(rekəˈlekt) verb to remember. I don't recollect having seen him before. onthou يَتَذّكَّر، يَسْتَجْمِع الذّاكِرَه спомням си relembrar vzpomenout si sich erinnern mindes θυμάμαι recordar, acordarse de mäletama به یاد آوردن؛ به خاطر آوردن muistaa se souvenir de לִזכּוֹר याद करना, मन लगाना, होश में आना sjetiti se, dozvati u pamet (vissza)emlékezik mengingat muna ricordarsi 思い出す 상기하다 prisiminti atcerēties ingat zich herinneren huske, minnes przypominać sobie په ياد راوړنه lembrar-se a-şi aminti (de) вспоминать spomenúť si spomniti se sećati se erinra sig, komma ihåg, minnas ระลึก hatırlamak 記得 згадувати یاد کرنا nhớ 回忆
ˌrecolˈlection (-ʃən) noun1. the act or power of recollecting. vermoë om te onthou تَذَكُّر спомняне lembrança paměť die Erinnerung minde; erindring μνήμη, ανάκληση στη μνήμη memoria mäletamine یاد آوری muistaminen mémoire זכירה होश में आने की क्रिया ponovno skupljanje (sabiranje) emlékezés ingatan minning, upprifjun memoria 記憶力 명상 prisiminimas, atmintis atmiņa ingatan herinnering erindring, hukommelse, minne przypominanie sobie, pamięć راپه زړه كيدل، په يادراوړل، ياديدل، په يادول، راغونډول، بيا راټولول، بياراټوليدل، راغونډيدل lembrança memorie память pamäť spomin sećanje hågkomst, minne การระลึก hatırlama 記得,記憶力 пам'ять باز خوانی sự nhớ lại 记忆力,回忆
2. something that is remembered. My book is called `Recollections of Childhood'. herinnering ذِكْرى спомен recordação vzpomínka die Erinnerung minde ανάμνηση recuerdo mälestus خاطره؛ muisto souvenir זיכרון याद की जाने वाली चीजें uspomena, sjećanje emlék kenangan endurminning ricordo 回想 추억 prisiminimas atmiņas peringatan herinnering erindring, minne wspomnienie ياديدل recordação amintire воспоминания spomienka spomin sećanje hågkomst, minne สิ่งซึ่งอยู่ในความทรงจํา anı, hatıra 往事,回憶 спогад; мемуари یاد گار sự nhớ lại 回忆录
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