To recall / recollect / remember

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TO RECALL??????????. ??????????????? ????????? ??????, ?? ?? ??????? ??????????? - ??????????? ???????? ? ?????? ? ??? ?????? ???????? (to call - ?????, ????????). ???????? ????????, ??? ????? ???? ????????? ????? ???? ?????? ????????????? ? ing-???? ?????.Can you recall what she told you?I can't recall seeing that girl.TO RECOLLECT?????????? ?? ???????????? ???????, ????????? ?????????, ?? ??????? ???????? ???? ????? (to collect - ????????, ?????????????).I can't recollect his face at all.Try to recollect exactly what the girl looked like.TO REMEMBER??????????. ???? ?????? ???????? ????? ????????????? ? ???????????? ???? ? ????????????? ???????????? (?? ???? ?????????). ?? ?????????? ???????? ? ?????? ?????, ??? ??????? ?? ??????, ??? ?? ?????.????????:I can't recollect his face - ? ?? ???? ????????? ??? ???? (? ????????, ?? ?? ????, ?.?. ??? ?? ? ???? ?????)I can't remember his face - ? ?? ???? ????????? ??? ????  (? ??? ????? ? ?????? ???? ?? ?????).TEST YOURSELF????????:??????? ?.?. ?????????? ???????. ?????????? ????? ????? / ??????? ??? ????????? ?????????? ????. ?.: "????????", 1996.

Vsuresh · Accepted Answer

Thank you, Ruslana.

CalifJim · Answer

I got 2 out of 5! Yay!

Just another 40 years speaking English and I may get 5 out of 5!

CJ

Ruslana · Answer

Oops, that's confusing.

Well, this is a tricky one because there's no single answer, indeed. The explanation in Russian, however, should give a clue which word is preferable in this or that sentence. Of course, it doesn't mean that all the other options are totally wrong, hehe.

Skif · Answer

Ruslanaell, this is a tricky one because there's no single answer, indeed. The explanation in Russian, however, should give a clue which word is preferable in this or that sentence. Of course, it doesn't mean that all the other options are totally wrong, hehe.

As I'm russian speaker I got 5 out of 5 (?????? ???? ? ?????? ?? ???? ??? ?? ??? ???????????)...

But it is strange that native speaker scored only 2 of 5 (I suppose that CalifJim is a native speaker)

Skif · Answer

??????? ??????????? ? ??????? ????? ???????? ??????????? ??????????? ?????... ??? ??? ????? ??????? ????? ????????? ?????????? ?? ????????????? recall/recollect/remember, ??????? ????????? ???????????? ? ???? ????????? ?????? ? ?????? ????? ??????(??? ??? ??? ??? ?????? ?????? ???????).

P.S. ???? ??-????????? ??? ??????? ?? ?????? ? ??????????? native-speaker'??([:)])...

TO REMEMBER

Usually means to have in or to be able to bring to one's mind the knowledge or perception of a situation(or fact) or something from the past.

I remember last summer when ... (smth. happen)

I remember her being a dominant figure

I remember the Cold War

Expresses that somebiy should do something(that someone undertaken to do smth. or that it is necessary or advisable to do smth.)

Did you remember to read the article ...

I did remember to read the article ...

Used to emphasize the importance of what is asserted

You must remember that ...

It is importan to remember that ...

It is worth remembering that ...

And as it was mentioned in Ruslana's post:

Ruslana???? ?????? ???????? ????? ????????????? ? ???????????? ???? ? ????????????? ???????????? (?? ???? ?????????). ?? ?????????? ???????? ? ?????? ?????, ??? ??????? ?? ??????, ??? ?? ?????.

So that cannot remember smth = to be unable to bring it back into your mind when you make an effort to do so.

Rememer is also used to express that someone will be remembered for something they have done

Nicola Tesla will always be remembered as great inventor in the field of electromagnetism

to convey greetings from one person to another

remember me to John

And if you make a celebration an occasion to remember, you make it very enjoyable for all the people involved...

Skif · Answer

TO RECALL - TO RECOLLECT

The definition of Recollect from the yourdictionary:

1) to call back to mind; recall; remember, esp. with some effort

2) to recall to (oneself) something temporarily forgotten

The definition of Recall from the yourdictionary:

to bring back to mind; remember

It's difficult to see the difference between remember/recall/recollect, but I'll try to

Recall and recollect are used to emphasize the process of bringing smth. back to mind...

I'm recollecting smth. - ? ??????? ?????????(??????? ??? ???) ...

This recalls smth. to me - ??? ?????????? ??? ...

Recollect means to remember smth. on the base of dim memories(to collect these separate pieces of memory together):

Ruslana?????????? ?? ???????????? ???????, ????????? ?????????, ?? ??????? ???????? ???? ????? (to collect - ????????, ?????????????).

I've been trying to recollect what happened - ? ??????? ?????????? ??????? ????????????

I don't(can't) recollect anything - ??? ?? ??????? - ?????? ?? ???? ?????????!

Recall

Ruslana ??????????????? ????????? ??????, ?? ?? ??????? ??????????? - ??????????? ???????? ? ?????? ? ??? ?????? ???????? (to call - ?????, ????????)

So that recall implies smaller effort than recollect but bigger than remember. It expresses the process of bringing smth. to mind but as you're trying to remember the single-piece of information you needn't to recollect it.

??? ???????, ??? ? ??????????? ??????? recall ????? ????????? ?? ??????? ??? ???????????...

I know him well, but I can't recall his name to mind - ? ???? ??? ??????, ?????? ??? ????? ??? ?????????? ?? ???

I can still vaguely recall being taken to the hospital - ?? ??? ??? ?????? ????? ??? ???????? ? ????????

I recall him as a great scientist - ????????, ?? ??? ?????????? ??????

I don't even remember you asked me about it

? ???? ?? ?????, ??? ?? ????????? ???? ?? ????

I don't(can't) even recall you asked me about it

? ???? ?? ???? ??????????, ????? ?? ????????? ???? ?? ????

?????????? ?????????? ???????????:

At last I have been able to recollect what it was you asked me if I remembered.

Skif · Answer

??????? ?????.

? ?????? ?????????? ????????? ????????:

1. I tried hard, but I couldn't remember(recollect) her face

????? ?????????? ??? ?????????? ?????? remember, ???? ? ??????????? ?? ????????? ?????? ????? ???? ? recollect. Recount - ?? ????????, ????? ????? "I tried hard"...

2. I recalled(remembered, recollected) our last conversation easily

??? ??? ???????? ????????. ? ???????? recalled, ???? remembered ? ?????? ?????? ????? ?? ????, ??????? ???? ? ??? ?? ??? ????????????? ????????(??. ?????? ? ???????? ???????). ????? ????, ? ??????????? ?? ????????? ?????? ????? ???? ???????????? ? recollect...

3. Jack couldn't remember(recall) who he had given that book to read to

? ??? ?????-?? ??? ????...

4. Try to remember(recollect) all the details. It's very important

Recount ???? ?? ????????, ?????????? remember/recollect ??????? ?? ????????? - ???????? ??????? ????????? ? ?????????? ??????.

5. I've met that man before but I can't remember(recall) his name

Recollect ???? ?? ????????... remember/recall - ??????? ?? ?????????.

????????? ???? ?? ?????? ???? ??????.

Ruslana · Answer

??, ? ????? ????? ?? ??? ???????, ?????? ? ???? ????????? ???????????, ??? recall ????????????? ???-???? ?????? ??????, ??? ??? recollect ? remember. ??? ?????????? ?????? ????????? ?????, ?? ? ????????? ?? ?????? ??????? ??????? ???????????????, ?? ????????? ?????? ??? ????? ?? ?????.

??????, ? ????????? ????? ?????? "recount" ?????? ???? "recall", ? ????????

Skif · Answer

??????? ?? ?????.

Ruslana??, ? ????? ????? ?? ??? ???????, ?????? ? ???? ????????? ???????????, ??? recall ????????????? ???-???? ?????? ??????, ??? ??? recollect ? remember

?? ???? ?? ???????????

Ruslana??????, ? ????????? ????? ?????? "recount" ?????? ???? "recall", ? ????????

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Cristlejbi · Answer

I got 2 out of 5. <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/6.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/6.gif' alt='Emotion: sad'/> but its a nice try. Thanks for the exercise one.

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