All 5 Uses of
recollect
in
The Grapes of Wrath
- You maybe don't recollect, but I do.†
Chpt 4
- I jus' passed a recollection about you to a guy not an hour ago.†
Chpt 4 *
- I recollect one time you give a whole sermon walkin' around on your hands, yellin' your head off.†
Chpt 4
- " The preacher said, "I don't recollect that John had a fambly.†
Chpt 8
- I don't recollect much about him.†
Chpt 8
Definition:
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(recollect) to remember -- especially experiences from long agoeditor's notes: Synonym 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.