Definitions
- Describing the act of recalling a memory or past event. - Referring to the process of bringing back forgotten information or details. - Talking about the ability to remember something after some effort or concentration.
- Referring to the ability to recall information or past experiences. - Describing the act of retaining information in one's memory. - Talking about the process of bringing back to mind something that was forgotten.
List of Similarities
- 1Both involve the ability to recall information or past events.
- 2Both are used to describe the process of bringing back to mind something that was forgotten.
- 3Both are verbs that can be used in various tenses.
What is the difference?
- 1Usage: Remember is more commonly used than recollect in everyday language.
- 2Intensity: Recollect implies a more deliberate effort to remember something, while remember can be more automatic.
- 3Formality: Recollect is less common and more formal than remember.
- 4Connotation: Recollect can imply a more nostalgic or sentimental tone, while remember is more neutral.
- 5Grammatical usage: Recollect is often used with 'faintly' or 'vaguely', while remember is not.
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Recollect and remember are synonyms that both refer to the ability to recall information or past events. However, recollect is less common and more formal than remember. Recollect implies a more deliberate effort to remember something, while remember can be more automatic and neutral.
