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

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

From MarketWatch • Dec. 4, 2025

He tries a chip but is unable to recollect.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

We passed houses which I knew well by daylight but couldn’t recollect in the swarthy gloom.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou