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recollect

UK
/ˌrɛkəˈlɛkt/
US
/ˌrɛkəˈlɛkt/

Translations

recollectverb
recollected
Past Simple
recollected
Past Participle
recollecting
Gerund
UK
/ˌrɛkəˈlɛkt/
US
/ˌrɛkəˈlɛkt/
se souvenir
She tried to recollect the events of the previous night.
Elle a essayé de se souvenir des événements de la nuit précédente.
se ressaisirau sens de « regain one's composure »
He paused to recollect himself before answering.
Il s'est arrêté pour se ressaisir avant de répondre.
se rappeler
I can't recollect his name.
Je ne peux pas me rappeler son nom.
Additional translations
rassemblerau sens de « collect again »
Synonyms
recall
think back
call to mind
bring to mind
retrieve
remember
recollectadjective
Used attributively to describe things relating to the Recollect orders.
récolletrelatif aux récollets
The archive preserves several Recollect chronicles from the 17th century.
Les archives conservent plusieurs chroniques récollettes du XVIIe siècle.

Definitions

recollectverb
To remember something; to recall to mind.
She tried to recollect the events of the previous night.
To gather or collect again.
The farmer had to recollect the scattered sheep after the storm.
To regain one's composure or calm; to collect oneself again.
He paused to recollect himself before answering.
recollectadjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Recollects (members of the reformed religious orders).
The archive preserves several Recollect chronicles from the 17th century.
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