All 4 Uses of
recollect
in
Rip Van Winkle
- There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected.†
*recollected = remembered
- The name of the child, the air of the mother, the tone of her voice, all awakened a train of recollections in his mind.†
recollections = memories
- He recollected Rip at once, and corroborated his story in the most satisfactory manner.†
recollected = remembered
- Rip's daughter took him home to live with her; she had a snug, well-furnished house, and a stout, cheery farmer for a husband, whom Rip recollected for one of the urchins that used to climb upon his back.†
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.