B2nounformalpsychology
US/ˌrek.əˈlek.ʃən/
UK/ˌrek.əˈlek.ʃən/
a memory of something, or the ability to remember things
In context
My earliest recollection is of my grandmother's kitchen in Hà Nội.
After the fall, he had no memory or recollection of the accident at all.
To my recollection, we never agreed to that price.
Words that go with recollection
adjective + noun
- no recollectionThe witness had no recollection of seeing the driver.
- vague recollectionI have a vague recollection of meeting her at a wedding.
- clear recollectionShe has a clear recollection of her first day at school.
- fond recollectionsFormer students shared fond recollections of the old teacher.
noun + preposition
- recollection ofHis recollection of events was very different from mine.