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recollects

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present tense third-person singular of recollect

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(Entry 1 of 2)

to bring back to mind

I can't recollect if I turned the stove off or not before leaving the house

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relives

represents

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misremembers

loses,
misses

blanks (out)

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re-collects

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of re-collect

Synonyms & Antonyms of re-collects (Entry 2 of 2)

1 to gain emotional or mental control of

she had to calm down and re-collect herself after being told she had won the lottery

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2 to get again in one's possession

I struggled to re-collect the papers the wind had torn from my hands

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rescues

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“Recollects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recollects. Accessed 13 Aug. 2022.

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