Meaning

6 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory.

    Erinnerung, Rückbesinnung

    воспомина́ниеvospominánije

  2. (uncountable, usually)The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance.

    Alas that distant event isn't within my recollection anymore.

    сосредото́ченностьsosredotóčennostʹ, со́бранностьsóbrannostʹ

  3. (uncountable, usually)That which is recollected; something called to mind; a reminiscence.

    One of his earliest recollections.

    воспомина́ниеvospominánije

    something recalled to the mind

  4. (uncountable, usually)A spiritual retreat, especially one that is short.

  5. (countable, uncountable)Process of collecting again.

  6. (archaic, uncountable, usually)The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control.

    From such an education Charles contracted habits of gravity and recollection.

    In a world filled with media and electronic devices, recollection can be difficult.

Examples

30 sentences
  1. I have no recollection of seeing the man.

  2. Tom only had a dim recollection of what Mary looked like.

  3. Tom had no recollection of how he got there.

    ruТом не мог вспомнить, как туда попал. — marafon

    deTom konnte sich nicht erinnern, wie er dorthin gelangt war. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Tom has no recollection of how he got his black eye.

    deTom kann sich nicht erinnern, wie er zu seinem blauen Auge gekommen ist. — Jan_Schreiber

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  5. I have no recollection.

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
act of recalling to the memory:
power of recalling ideas to the mind:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act of recalling to the memory:

Origin

Via French récollection or the verb recollect, both from Latin recollectus, the past parti

Via French récollection or the verb recollect, both from Latin recollectus, the past participle of recolligere (“to collect again”), itself from re- + colligere (“to gather”).

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Forms

plural: recollections

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

6 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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