Antonyms for recollect

Grammar : Verb

Spell : rek-uh-lekt

Phonetic Transcription : ˌrɛk əˈlɛkt

Definition of recollect

Origin : "remember, recover knowledge of," 1550s, from Latin recollectus, past participle of recolligere, literally "to collect again," from re- "again" (see re-) + colligere "gather" (see collect). Related: Recollected; recollecting. The pronunciation is based on recollection.

verb remember

Example sentences :

We should recollect also that the season of peace is best adapted to these preparations.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

Do you not recollect that only two months ago you scolded me, and ridiculed my plans?
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

But if you recollect, dear mother, the very next day I confessed the truth to you.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Our whole passage was stormy, and lasted seventy days, as near as I can recollect.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

Damme, why did not you come to dine with us that day, now I recollect it?
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

But it was all so confused, I can recollect only some parts of it.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

I recollect—he has spoken to me of the Mortons, but vaguely—I forget what.
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Come, Caroline, recollect all the benefit must not lie on one side.
Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

For some moments he had been listening intently, trying to recollect something.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

She felt a great longing that Father Antoine should recollect her.
Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous

Synonyms for recollect

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