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Recollecting | Recollect | Recollected | Recollects

Recollecting meaning

present participle and gerund of recollect

Using Recollecting

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of recollect
  • In the example corpus, recollecting often appears in combinations such as: recollecting the.

Context around Recollecting

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

understand 1× timers 1× recogimiento 1×

Sentence patterns with Recollecting

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

ages even recollecting the shot 1× old timers recollecting the man 1× on recogimiento recollecting or gathering 1× recollecting the old 1× recollecting the role 1× some more recollecting 1× to understand recollecting 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bonesetter reese s 1× mari s most 1× osuna s focus 1× others have to 1× recollecting the old 1× recollecting the role 1×

Common sentence endings:

been an influence 1× in your throat 1× into my memory 1× its own industry 1× some more recollecting 1× to understand recollecting 1×

Words around Recollecting

Just before it in the word index:

recollected 18 recollect 32 recoletos 4 recoleta 3 recoils 10 recoilless 8

Just after it in the word index:

recollection 161 recollections 108 recollects 16 recology 5 recolonisation 3 recolonise 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Recollecting

  • In this selection, "recollecting" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, understand, timers and recogimiento stand out and add context to how "recollecting" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ages even recollecting the shot and old timers recollecting the man. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "recollecting" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with recollecting

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

You need to do some more recollecting. (7 words)

Others have to spend some time untangling, looking back over, slowing down, trying to understand, recollecting. (16 words)

Recollecting the old days, she said, “Upon seeing him, all the art films flooded back into my memory. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Bonesetter Reese’s name remained a byword long after his death, thrown into columns during Hot Stove season by old-timers recollecting the man who kept players on the field in the early days before sports medicine became its own industry. (41 words)

Recollecting the role played by the Mannan-Chowdhury- Mitra trio in allying with the Left during the 2016 Assembly elections, the Congress leader said the vacuum in the state party leadership is affecting the joint movement with the Left. (39 words)

Mari’s most artistic, aesthetically charming, and assertive work yet, is a poem for the ages; even recollecting the shot of a shattered Sivanaindhan running through a plantain plantation leaves you with a lump in your throat. (37 words)

Example sentences (7)

Others have to spend some time untangling, looking back over, slowing down, trying to understand, recollecting.

Recollecting the old days, she said, “Upon seeing him, all the art films flooded back into my memory.

Mari’s most artistic, aesthetically charming, and assertive work yet, is a poem for the ages; even recollecting the shot of a shattered Sivanaindhan running through a plantain plantation leaves you with a lump in your throat.

You need to do some more recollecting.

Recollecting the role played by the Mannan-Chowdhury- Mitra trio in allying with the Left during the 2016 Assembly elections, the Congress leader said the vacuum in the state party leadership is affecting the joint movement with the Left.

Bonesetter Reese’s name remained a byword long after his death, thrown into columns during Hot Stove season by old-timers recollecting the man who kept players on the field in the early days before sports medicine became its own industry.

Osuna’s focus on recogimiento (recollecting or gathering of the senses) as a means of prayer, bears similarity to John’s discussion of prayer, and may have been an influence.

Common combinations with recollecting

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "recollecting" in a sentence?
An example: "Others have to spend some time untangling, looking back over, slowing down, trying to understand, recollecting." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "recollecting" from authentic English texts.
What does "recollecting" mean?
Recollecting means: present participle and gerund of recollect
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