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title: recollect — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «recollect» in the school dictionary: To remember something from the past, often with effort: «I don't recollect his name.». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# recollect

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**Who acts:** I, his, you, She, your, Grandma · **What happens:** remember, not recollect, name, collect, gather, re-collect · **To what, where:** something, past, name, worksheets, yourself, thoughts · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«recollect» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [recollect in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/recollect.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To remember something from the past, often with effort: «I don't recollect his name.».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recollect:m1:1
# text = To remember something from the past, often with effort: «I don't recollect his name.».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	remember	remember	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	often	often	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	effort	effort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	recollect	recollect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	appos	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | to-infinitive |  | something |  | the past |  | with effort | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **recollect** *in a quote* | present · do-support | I | his name |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent name=Theme |
| 3 | **name** *in a quote* |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: re-collect, with a hyphen — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To collect or gather again: «re-collect the worksheets».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recollect:m2:1
# text = To collect or gather again: «re-collect the worksheets».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	collect	collect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	gather	gather	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	re-collect	re-collect	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	worksheets	worksheet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collect** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **gather** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | again |  | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **re-collect** *in a quote* | infinitive | you *not said here* | the worksheets |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To calm yourself or get your thoughts together: «She paused to recollect herself.».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recollect:m3:1
# text = To calm yourself or get your thoughts together: «She paused to recollect herself.».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	calm	calm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
3	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	together	together	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	paused	pause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	recollect	recollect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **calm** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | yourself |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus yourself=Experiencer |
| 2 | **get** | infinitive | She *not said here* | your thoughts |  |  |  | together *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thought=Stimulus |
| 3 | **pause** *in a quote* | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **recollect** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | herself *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent herself=Theme |
| 5 | **think** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom thought «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I can't recollect where I put my keys.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recollect:x1:1
# text = I can't recollect where I put my keys.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	recollect	recollect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	7	advmod	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **recollect** | can | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **put** | past | I | my keys |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent key=Goal |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma recollects the day the war ended.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recollect:x2:1
# text = Grandma recollects the day the war ended.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	recollects	recollect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recollect** | present | Grandma |  |  |  | day |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **end** | past | the war | the day *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality day=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As far as I can recollect, we met at the zoo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recollect:x3:1
# text = As far as I can recollect, we met at the zoo.
1	As	as	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
3	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	recollect	recollect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recollect** | can | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **meet** | past | we |  |  | the zoo |  | far *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do you recollect seeing a red car?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recollect:x4:1
# text = Do you recollect seeing a red car?
1	Do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	recollect	recollect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	seeing	see	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recollect** | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | gerund | you *not said here* | a red car |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer car=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He tried to recollect the words of the poem.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recollect:x5:1
# text = He tried to recollect the words of the poem.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	recollect	recollect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **recollect** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the words of the poem |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent word=Theme |
| 3 | **word** |  |  | the poem |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The witness could not recollect the man's face.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recollect:x6:1
# text = The witness could not recollect the man's face.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	witness	witness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	recollect	recollect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **recollect** | could | the witness | the man's face |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent face=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I am quite sure if I recollect all this tomorrow, it will appear utterly ridiculous and absurd.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recollect:x7:1
# text = I am quite sure if I recollect all this tomorrow, it will appear utterly ridiculous and absurd.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	recollect	recollect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
8	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	10	det:predet	_	_
9	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	appear	appear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
15	utterly	utterly	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	ridiculous	ridiculous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	absurd	absurd	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | sure *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **recollect** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | I |  |  |  | tomorrow |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **appear** | future | it |  |  |  |  | ridiculous *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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