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recollection

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən/ · UK /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/

Forms: recollections

recollection means: Something you remember about a past experience.

noun

A MEMORYB2

Something you remember about a past experience.

  • My earliest recollection is of our garden.
  • She shared some happy recollections of school.
  • Do you have any recollection of meeting him?

How to use it: a recollection of something/doing something (I have a clear recollection of visiting that house.)

Similar words: memory, remembrance

Common phrases: vivid recollection, childhood recollection, recollection of something

ABILITY TO REMEMBERC1

The ability to remember past events, or the time your memory reaches back to.

  • Her powers of recollection remain strong.
  • To my recollection, the shop opened in May.
  • Nothing like this has happened within my recollection.

How to use it: to the best of someone’s recollection (To the best of my recollection, we arrived before noon.)

Similar words: memory, recall

Opposites: forgetfulness

Common phrases: to my recollection, within my recollection, powers of recollection

Questions about recollection

What does recollection mean?

Something you remember about a past experience.

What is recollection in other languages?

Türkçe: anı · Español: recuerdo · Français: souvenir · Deutsch: Erinnerung · Italiano: ricordo · 日本語: 思い出

How do you pronounce recollection?

In American English /ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən/; in British English /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/.

How do you use recollection in a sentence?

My earliest recollection is of our garden. She shared some happy recollections of school.

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