recollect
Definition of recollect:
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part of speech: verb
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part of speech: verb
To remember: to recover composure or resolution ( with reflex. pron).
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part of speech: verb
To bring back to the mind or memory; to call to mind; to remember; to recover composure or resolution of mind after temporary confusion or surprise.
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part of speech: noun
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Common misspellings:
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- recelect (25.0%)
- recolect (50.0%)
- reculect (25.0%)
Usage examples for recollect:
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Don't you recollect it?
"The Island Treasure" – John Conroy Hutcheson -
If you heard the name now, would you recollect it?"
"Somehow Good" – William de Morgan -
I recollect you well on Bendigo.
"Mr. Hogarth's Will" – Catherine Helen Spence -
Do you recollect your father?
"The Children of the New Forest" – Captain Marryat
