recollects 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of recollect

re-collects

2 of 2

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of re-collect
1
as in contains
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
as in recaptures
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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“Recollects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recollects. Accessed 22 Mar. 2023.

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