recollect

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

Translation

vt. huske; erindre.
Word Forms
Past Participlerecollected
Past Tenserecollected
Present Participlerecollecting
Third Person Singularrecollects

Example Sentences

if I recollect correctly

hvis jeg husker riktig

I can’t recollect the exact words.

Jeg kan ikke huske de nøyaktige ordene.

She could not recollect being there.

Hun kunne ikke huske å ha vært der.

he could not quite recollect the reason.

han klarte ikke helt å huske årsaken.

recollect the days of his childhood

huske dagene i hans barndom

recollect how the accident happened. forget

Husk hvordan ulykken skjedde. glem

Try hard to recollect what you saw before the accident.

Prøv hardt å huske hva du så før ulykken.

I can’t seem to recollect where we met.

Jeg klarer ikke å huske hvor vi møttes.

I recollect having heard him say so.

Jeg husker å ha hørt ham si det.

I recollected that she had red hair.

Jeg husket at hun hadde rødt hår.

He tried to recollect things and drown himself in them.

Han prøvde å huske ting og drukne i dem.

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

han så seg rundt, samlet seg og forberedte seg på dagen.

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

Det gamle medlemmet husket fortidens gleder, oppmuntret også de nye menneskene og håpet på det beste.

Real-world Examples

Our bodies will rot, our valuables recollected.

Våre kropper vil råtne, våre verdier vil bli hentet tilbake.

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

I wrote down everything that I could recollect at once.

Jeg skrev ned alt jeg kunne huske på en gang.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

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

«Jeg kan ikke huske at noen var med meg bortsett fra deg.»

Source: Returning Home

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

«Ville du slutte deg til meg i ringen, hvis jeg husker riktig?»

Source: Returning Home

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

Hvis jeg husker riktig, sa han ingenting før han gikk ut.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

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

Husker du om jeg la igjen en notatbok her?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

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

Jeg tror du må huske meg, sa Holmes stille, Mr. Athelney Jones.

Source: The Sign of the Four

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

Så langt jeg kan huske, var hans far lege på den tiden.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

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

Nei. Jeg er sjefens kjæreste. Han må ha nevnt meg. - I alle fall, jeg husker det ikke.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

" I cannot recollect a clear dream of you."

«Jeg kan ikke huske en klar drøm om deg.»

Source: Returning Home

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