All 3 Uses of
recollect
in
The Gold-Bug
- Besides all this, there was a vast quantity of solid gold ornaments;—nearly two hundred massive finger and earrings;—rich chains—thirty of these, if I remember;—eighty-three very large and heavy crucifixes;—five gold censers of great value;—a prodigious golden punch bowl, ornamented with richly chased vine-leaves and Bacchanalian figures; with two sword-handles exquisitely embossed, and many other smaller articles which I cannot recollect.†
- You recollect also, that I became quite vexed at you for insisting that my drawing resembled a death's-head.†
- I became perfectly certain of this; for I recollected turning up first one side and then the other, in search of the cleanest spot.†
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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.