recollect

Word parts

re- + collect (to collect again)

Pronunciation

verb, to remember

• (UK) enPR: rĕ-kə-lĕktʹ, IPA ^(key): /rɛkəˈlɛkt/
• (US) enPR: rĕ-kə-lĕktʹ, IPA ^(key): /rɛkəˈlɛkt/

• Audio (US)

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verb, to collect again

• (UK) enPR: rē-kə-lĕktʹ, IPA ^(key): /riːkəˈlɛkt/
• (US) enPR: rē-kə-lĕktʹ, IPA ^(key): /riːkəˈlɛkt/

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

Verb

Plain form recollect

Third-person singular recollects

Past tense recollected

Past participle recollected

Present participle recollecting

1. (transitive) If you recollect something, you remember it.
2. (transitive) If you recollect something, you collect it again.