recollection

[US]/ˌrekəˈlekʃn/
[UK]/ˌrekəˈlekʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. memory, reminiscence, memoir.

Phrases & Collocations

fond recollection

vivid recollection

nostalgic recollection

bitter recollection

Example Sentences

a vivid recollection of the accident.

a misty recollection of a dream.

a dim recollection of the accident.

a fuzzy recollection of past events.

an uncertain recollection of the sequence of events.

misty recollections of the past

I have a dim recollection of it.

I have a vivid recollection of that old house.

I have absolutely no recollection of the incident.

His recollection of the campaign is not too clear.

I have many pleasant recollections of the time we spent together.

I have a very sharp recollection of my last talk with him two years ago.

to the best of my recollection no one ever had a bad word to say about him.

After a few minutes' recollection she produced the answer.

My recollection of the incident differs from yours. Often, though, the term suggests a deliberate, concentrated effort to remember:

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