All 5 Uses
recollect
in
The Grapes of Wrath
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- You maybe don't recollect, but I do.†
Chpt 4recollect = remember
- I jus' passed a recollection about you to a guy not an hour ago.†
Chpt 4 *recollection = memory
- I recollect one time you give a whole sermon walkin' around on your hands, yellin' your head off.†
Chpt 4recollect = remember
- " The preacher said, "I don't recollect that John had a fambly.†
Chpt 8
- I don't recollect much about him.†
Chpt 8
Definitions:
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(1)
(recollect) to remember -- especially experiences from long agoSynonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
Relative to its synonyms, recollect brings to mind a leisurely piecing together of distant memories. It may be used in a less formal manner than remember and is almost always less formal than recall. -
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) (historical usage) a thought or to collect thoughts -- often after an interruption -- often gaining composure, awareness, or a perspective