Definitions

recollect

[rek-uh-lekt] / ˌrɛk əˈlɛkt /

VERB

remember

Synonyms

STRONG

arouse awaken bethink cite flash mind place recall recognize remind reminisce retain retrospect revive rouse stir summon waken

WEAK

bring to mind call to mind come to one flash on look back on

Antonyms

STRONG

calm forget lose

Example Sentences

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We made a registry to allow our friends and family to help us recollect the basics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Those are words that penetrate, ones that recollect certain names and call forth our senses.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Mountbatten-Windsor said at the time: "Nobody can prove whether or not that photograph has been doctored but I don't recollect that photograph ever being taken."

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

I recollect that my mother left her jewelry box and its contents to me.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 4, 2025

I also seem to recollect that the master taking Prep was our friend Captain Hardcastle, but I wouldn’t swear to it.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

Vocabulary lists containing recollect

"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19

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