All 3 Uses of
recollect
in
Major Barbara
- Adolphus's recollection is perfectly correct.†
Act 1
- I may as well confess: I recollect only one son.†
Act 1
- [Recollecting] Oh, I know: you're the man that Jenny Hill was praying for inside just now.†
Act 2 *
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.