/ ˌrekəˈlekt; NAmE / verb
(not used in the progressive tenses) (rather formal ) to remember sth, especially by making an effort to remember it
SYN recall :
[ vn ]
She could no longer recollect the details of the letter.
[ v wh- ]
I don't recollect what he said.
[ vn -ing ]
I recollect him / his saying that it was dangerous.
[ v ]
As far as I can recollect, she wasn't there on that occasion.
[also v speech , v that , v -ing ]
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent. (in the sense gather ): from Latin recollect- gathered back, from the verb recolligere , from re- back + colligere collect.