All 4 Uses
recollect
in
A Man for All Seasons
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- MORE (Recollecting) Ah yes, you are to be felicitated.†
Chpt 1 *recollecting = remembering
- (Recollecting something) Oh†
Chpt 1
- MORE (There is a pause while his agile mind scans the full frightening implications of this for himself; it is almost with a start of recollection that he remembers to answer CHAPUYS at all) I see.†
Chpt 2recollection = memory
- Death comes for us all; even at our birth— (He holds her head and looks down at it for a moment in recollection) even at our birth, death does but stand aside a little.†
Chpt 2
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. -
(2)
(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