Both Uses of
recollect
in
Rose Red
- I should like to relate here my recollection of an exchange we had on the trip over.†
Chpt 2recollection = memory
- Only now as I write down my recollection of events, only now as I recall those words of his clearly, do I feel their full import.†
Chpt 2 *
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.