verb
- remembering something from the past; calling back to mind
Usage: present participle of recollect
Examples
- She sat quietly, recollecting her childhood memories.
- He had difficulty recollecting the exact details of the accident.
- I’m recollecting our conversation from last week.
- The witness spent time recollecting the events of that evening.
- She enjoyed recollecting stories about her grandmother.
- After recollecting the facts, he changed his testimony.