recollect
gb/ɹˌɛkəlˈɛkt/ us/ɹˌɛkəlˈɛkt/
B2
אנגלית
~ 4800
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
פועל
B2
action
1
remember something from the past
To remember something that happened in the past.
תבנית שימוש:
to recollect [something]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'recollect' with 'collect'. 'Recollect' means to remember, not to gather objects.
מילים נרדפות
remember (Most common and general term for recalling something to mind.)
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recall (Slightly more formal than 'remember', often used in official or precise contexts.)
הפכים
forget (Means to be unable to remember something.)
צירופים
recollect details
|recollect events
|recollect clearly
|recollect vividly
נושאים
memory
|communication
|daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- I can't recollect the exact date of the meeting.
- She vividly recollects her first day at school.
- He tried to recollect what he had said during the interview.
- Do you recollect where you put the keys?
- I recollect meeting him once before.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- I recollect my first trip to the beach.
- She recollects her teacher's name.
- I cannot recollect his phone number.
- Do you recollect this song?
- He recollects his old friends.
פועל
formal
C1
action
2
regain self-control or calmness
To become calm and think clearly again after feeling upset or surprised.
תבנית שימוש:
to recollect oneself
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may not realize 'recollect oneself' is formal and mainly used in written or serious spoken contexts.
מילים נרדפות
compose oneself (Common neutral phrase meaning to calm down and regain control.)
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regain composure (More formal phrase for becoming calm after disturbance.)
הפכים
lose control (Means to fail to keep emotions or actions under control.)
צירופים
recollect oneself quickly
|pause to recollect oneself
נושאים
emotions
|self-control
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- She paused for a moment to recollect herself before speaking.
- He took a deep breath to recollect himself after the shock.
- After the startling news, it took him a while to recollect himself.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- She stopped to recollect herself.
- He closed his eyes to recollect himself.
- After the loud noise, I needed to recollect myself.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
recollect
IPA
GB/ɹˌɛkəlˈɛkt/
US/ɹˌɛkəlˈɛkt/
הברות והטעמה
re - col - lect (3 הברות)
Stress on 3rd syllable (lect)
צורות המילה
Verb
- Base: recollect
- 3rd Person Singular: recollects
- Present Participle: recollecting
- Past: recollected
משפחת מילים
Forms
recollects
verb
recollecting
verb
recollected
verb
Core family
recollection
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
forget
verb A2
ביטויים
as far as I recollect
1/ˈæz fˈɑɹ ˈæz ˈaɪ ɹˌɛkəlˈɛkt/
fixed phrase
to the extent I remember
Used to say that what you are saying is true based on what you remember.
דוגמאות
- As far as I recollect, he never agreed to that plan.
- As far as I recollect, she was always on time.
if I recollect correctly
1/ˈɪf ˈaɪ ɹˌɛkəlˈɛkt kɚˈɛktli/
fixed phrase
if I remember accurately
Used when you are saying something from memory and want to show you might not be 100% sure it is correct.
דוגמאות
- If I recollect correctly, we met at a conference in 2018.
- It was, if I recollect correctly, on a rainy Tuesday.