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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