recollect B2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ɹɛkəˈlɛkt/ UK /ɹɛkəˈlɛkt/ See IPA manual Freq #25447 Meanings 1 verb To bring something back to mind; to remember. I remember the concert clearly, but I can't recollect why I decided to go. 2 verb To calm and compose yourself after a shock or distraction. She paused for a moment to recollect herself before answering the difficult question. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to bring something back to... recall Word family Forms recollectedrecollectingrecollects Etymology AI details Borrowed from Medieval Latin recollectus (“remembered, composed”), from Latin recolligo (“gather again, recover”). *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European recollectus Latin recolligo Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # recollect **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɹɛkəˈlɛkt/ **IPA (UK):** /ɹɛkəˈlɛkt/ **Frequency rank:** 25447 ## Meanings 1. To bring something back to mind; to remember. 2. To calm and compose yourself after a shock or distraction. ## Examples - I remember the concert clearly, but I can't recollect why I decided to go. - She paused for a moment to recollect herself before answering the difficult question. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *leǵ- - Root: recollectus - Root: recolligo ## Etymology Borrowed from Medieval Latin recollectus (“remembered, composed”), from Latin recolligo (“gather again, recover”). ## AI Etymology Recollect is borrowed from Medieval Latin recollectus (“remembered, composed”), from Latin recolligo (“gather again, recover”). Modern senses include to bring something back to mind; to remember. and to calm and compose yourself after a shock or distraction.. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown