recollected









recollected


adjective

  1. calm; composed.
  2. remembered; recalled.
  3. characterized by or given to contemplation.

verb (used with object)

  1. to collect, gather, or assemble again (something scattered).
  2. to rally (one’s faculties, powers, spirits, etc.); recover or compose (oneself).

verb (used with object)

  1. to recall to mind; recover knowledge of by memory; remember.
  2. to absorb (oneself) in spiritual meditation, especially during prayer.

verb (used without object)

  1. to have a recollection; remember.

verb

  1. (when tr, often takes a clause as object) to recall from memory; remember
v.

“to collect or gather again,” c.1600, from re- + collect (v.). Earlier simply “to collect” (1510s). Related: Re-collected; re-collecting.

v.

“remember, recover knowledge of,” 1550s, from Latin recollectus, past participle of recolligere, literally “to collect again,” from re- “again” (see re-) + colligere “gather” (see collect). Related: Recollected; recollecting. The pronunciation is based on recollection.

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