recollect and Spanish recolectar

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In English

recollect

to remember

In Spanish

recolectar

juntar

Spanish "recolectar" means: to collect / to gather

Why they get mixed up Spanish "recolectar" is to gather or collect things from different places. English "recollect" is to remember something from the past, to bring it to mind. To gather things in English is "collect" or "gather."

If you want to say...

recollectrecordar
collectrecolectar
harvestcosechar

Examples

I don't recollect his name.
No recuerdo su nombre.
As far as I recollect, it was Tuesday.
Por lo que recuerdo, fue martes.
I can't recollect where I put my keys.
No recuerdo dónde puse mis llaves.
She recollected the events of that summer.
Recordó los acontecimientos de aquel verano.

Common mistakes in Spanish

Incorrect: ~~Recolecto el día que nos conocimos.~~

Correct: Recuerdo el día que nos conocimos.

Recolectar means to gather or harvest. For recollect, use recordar.

Incorrect: ~~No puedo recolectar dónde puse mis llaves.~~

Correct: No puedo recordar dónde puse mis llaves.

Use recordar or acordarse for recollect.

Phrases you will hear

I recollectrecuerdo
as far as I recollecthasta donde recuerdo
recollect the eventsrecordar los hechos
a vague recollectionun recuerdo vago
to collectrecolectar
to harvestcosechar

In a conversation

A:
Do you recollect his name?
¿Recuerdas su nombre?
B:
As far as I recollect, it was Tom.
Hasta donde recuerdo, era Tom.
A:
Farmers collect the fruit in September.
Los agricultores recolectan la fruta en septiembre.
B:
They harvest a lot of it.
Cosechan mucha.

Test yourself

"I recollect that day" means...

To remember it

Recollect = to remember. To gather things (Spanish "recolectar") = collect/gather.

Frequently asked questions

What does Spanish "recolectar" mean?

Spanish "recolectar" means "to collect / to gather". It looks like the English "recollect", which is exactly why it gets confused, but "recollect" means "to remember".

Does English "recollect" mean the same as Spanish "recolectar"?

Spanish "recolectar" is to gather or collect things from different places. English "recollect" is to remember something from the past, to bring it to mind. To gather things in English is "collect" or "gather."