recollect

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

Translation

vt. richiamare; ricordare.
Word Forms
participio passatorecollected
passatorecollected
participio presenterecollecting
terza persona singolarerecollects

Example Sentences

if I recollect correctly

se ricordo correttamente

I can’t recollect the exact words.

Non riesco a ricordare le parole esatte.

She could not recollect being there.

Non riusciva a ricordare di essere stata lì.

he could not quite recollect the reason.

non riusciva proprio a ricordare il motivo.

recollect the days of his childhood

ricordare i giorni della sua infanzia

recollect how the accident happened. forget

ricorda come è successo l'incidente. dimentica

Try hard to recollect what you saw before the accident.

Cerca di ricordare con forza cosa hai visto prima dell'incidente.

I can’t seem to recollect where we met.

Sembra che non riesca a ricordare dove ci siamo incontrati.

I recollect having heard him say so.

Ricordo di averlo sentito dire così.

I recollected that she had red hair.

Ricordai che aveva i capelli rossi.

He tried to recollect things and drown himself in them.

Cercò di ricordare le cose e annegarsi in esse.

he had a look round, recollected himself, and prepared his mind for the day.

si guardò intorno, si riprese e preparò la mente per la giornata.

The old member recollected past allsorts, also similarly encouraged the new people, reposed own hope.

Il vecchio membro ricordava di varie cose, incoraggiava anche i nuovi arrivati e riponeva la propria speranza.

Real-world Examples

Our bodies will rot, our valuables recollected.

I nostri corpi marciranno, i nostri beni saranno recuperati.

Source: Listen to a little bit of fresh news every day.

I wrote down everything that I could recollect at once.

Ho scritto tutto ciò che potevo ricordare in una volta.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

" I cannot recollect that anybody was with me besides yourself."

"Non riesco a ricordare che qualcuno fosse con me, a parte te."

Source: Returning Home

" You wanted to join hands with me in the ring, if I recollect? "

"Volevi stringermi la mano sul ring, se ben ricordo?"

Source: Returning Home

If I recollect correctly, he said nothing before he went out.

Se ricordo correttamente, non disse nulla prima di uscire.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

Do you happen to recollect if I left a notebook in these here parts?

Ti ricordi se ho lasciato un quaderno in questi luoghi?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

I think you must recollect me, Mr. Athelney Jones, said Holmes quietly.

Credo che tu debba ricordarti di me, disse Holmes tranquillamente, Mr. Athelney Jones.

Source: The Sign of the Four

As far as I can recollect, his father was a surgeon at that time.

Per quanto mi ricordo, suo padre era un chirurgo in quel periodo.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

No. I'm your boss's girlfriend. Surely, he mentioned me. -Not that I recollect.

No. Sono la fidanzata del tuo capo. Sicuramente, me l'ha detto. - Almeno, non riesco a ricordarlo.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

" I cannot recollect a clear dream of you."

"Non riesco a ricordare un sogno chiaro su di te."

Source: Returning Home

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