recollect

Universal Words verb (not used in the progressive tenses) (rather formal) to remember sth, especially by making an effort to remember it: [VN] She could no longer recollect the details of the letter. * [Vwh-] I don't recollect what he said. * [VN-ing] I recollect him / his saying that it was dangerous. * [V] As far as I can recollect, she wasn't there on that occasion. [also Vspeech, Vthat, V-ing]