recollection
noun/ˌrekəˈlekʃn/
/ˌrekəˈlekʃn/
(formal)- [uncountable] the ability to remember something; the act of remembering something synonym memory
- recollection (of doing something) I have no recollection of meeting her before.
- recollection (of something) My recollection of events differs from his.
- To the best of my recollection (= if I remember correctly) I was not present at that meeting.
Extra Examples- I have absolutely no recollection of the incident.
- She smiled faintly in recollection of all the fun times they'd had together.
- She stared at him in sudden recollection.
- To the best of my recollection , he was not there that day.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clear
- distinct
- vivid
- …
- have (no)
- share
- smile at
- …
- in recollection
- recollection from
- recollection of
- …
- to the best of your recollection
- [countable] a thing that you remember from the past synonym memory
- to have a clear/vivid/dim/vague recollection of something
- his early recollections of his father
Extra Examples- He smiled fondly at the recollection.
- I have only a vague recollection of sunshine and sand.
- It was great to meet with old friends and share recollections.
- The novel is based on recollections of his childhood in Shanghai.
- The place brought back painful recollections.
- recollections from Eliot's own life
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clear
- distinct
- vivid
- …
- have (no)
- share
- smile at
- …
- in recollection
- recollection from
- recollection of
- …
- to the best of your recollection
Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting the action of gathering things together again): from French or medieval Latin recollectio(n-), from the verb recolligere ‘gather again’, from re- ‘back’ + colligere ‘collect’.
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