Both Uses of
recollect
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
- I recollect the time when young Frodo Baggins was one of the worst young rascals of Buckland.†
Chpt 1.4 *recollect = remember
- But it appeared that he was nobody's friend, and nobody could recollect when he had joined their party.†
Chpt 1.11
Definition:
to remember -- especially experiences from long ago
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.
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.