recollection

recollection
noun
ADJECTIVE
clear, distinct, vivid
dim, faint, hazy, vague
earliest
childhood
sudden
painful
fond

He has fond recollections of his first visit to Europe.

personal
VERB + RECOLLECTION
have (no)

I have only a vague recollection of sunshine and sand.

I have absolutely no recollection of the incident.

share

It was great to meet with old friends and share recollections.

smile at, smile in

He smiled fondly at the recollection.

She smiled faintly in recollection of all the fun times they'd had together.

PREPOSITION
in recollection

She stared at him in sudden recollection.

recollection from

recollections from Eliot's own life

recollection of

The novel is based on recollections of his childhood in Shanghai.

PHRASES
to the best of your recollection

To the best of my recollection (= if I remember correctly), he was not there that day.


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