Definitions

1. verb

to remember or recall something from the past

“She tried to recollect the exact words of her grandmother’s famous recipe.”

2. verb

to remember and bring back a memory from the past

“After seeing the old photograph, she began to recollect happy memories of her childhood.”

3. verb

to call back or bring back something to the mind

“He tried to recollect the name of the book he had read in college, but it eluded him.”

4. noun

the act of remembering or recalling something from the past

“The recollection of her first day of school brought back a mix of emotions.”

5. noun

a memory or recollection of the past

“His recollection of the event was fuzzy, but he remembered the excitement in the air.”