How Do You Spell RECOLLECTS?

Pronunciation: [ɹɪkəlˈɛkts] (IPA)

The spelling of the word "recollects" can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription. The word is pronounced as /riːkəˈlekt͡s/ with the stress on the second syllable. The first syllable "re" is pronounced as "ree" with a long "e" sound. The second syllable "col" is pronounced as "kuhl" with a short "u" sound. The third syllable "lects" is pronounced as "lektz" with a voiceless "t" and a "z" sound at the end. This word means recalling or remembering past events.

RECOLLECTS Meaning and Definition

1. The word "recollects" is the plural form of the verb "recollect," which refers to the act of recalling or remembering something from the past. Recollects can encompass memories, thoughts, or experiences that a person brings to mind after they have occurred. This process often involves mentally retrieving information that was stored in one's memory, allowing one to reflect on or revisit a particular event or detail.

   When someone recollects, they engage in a concerted effort to summon details, facts, or impressions that have been stored in their memory. It involves consciously focusing one's attention on the past and actively retrieving relevant information. Recollects can be stimulated by various triggers such as familiar scents, sounds, sights, or even conversations that remind an individual of a past experience.

   Recollects can vary in their level of clarity and accuracy, as memories can be influenced by personal biases, emotions, or the passage of time. However, the act of recollecting often aims to reconstruct past events as accurately as possible.

   The term "recollects" can also refer to a collection of personal memories or reminiscences. In this sense, it represents a compilation or gathering of an individual's recollections or recollections shared by a particular group of people. These recollects can serve to preserve and pass on important memories, contributing to a comprehensive understanding of personal or collective history.

Common Misspellings for RECOLLECTS

• recolect
• reclects
• recolects
• recollecte
• recolllects
• recollets
• recolletcs
• recollests
• Recolles
• recollacte

Etymology of RECOLLECTS

The word recollects is the plural form of the verb recollect.

The term recollect originated from the Latin word recollectus, which is the past participle of the verb recollegere. Recollegere is a combination of the prefix re- meaning again or back, and the verb collegere meaning to gather or to collect.

Thus, recollect essentially means to gather again or to collect again.

Similar spelling words for RECOLLECTS

• recollective,
• recollect,
• recollection,
• recoilless.

Conjugate verb Recollects

CONDITIONAL

I would recollect

we would recollect

you would recollect

he/she/it would recollect

they would recollect

FUTURE

I will recollect

we will recollect

you will recollect

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they will recollect

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have recollected

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PAST

I recollected

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you recollected

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they recollected

PAST PERFECT

I had recollected

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PRESENT

I recollect

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PRESENT PERFECT

I have recollected

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I am recollecting

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