a vague recollection

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• recollection — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, distinct, vivid ▪ dim, faint, hazy, vague ▪ earliest ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• recollection — UK [ˌrekəˈlekʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms recollection : singular recollection plural recollections a) [uncountable] the ability to remember something that has happened To the best of my recollection, we ve never met. b) [countable] a memory of… …   English dictionary

• recollection — rec|ol|lec|tion [ ,rekə lekʃn ] noun uncount the ability to remember something that has happened: To the best of my recollection, we ve never met. a. count a memory of something: She was only three, and has only a vague recollection of these… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• vague — [ veıg ] adjective ** 1. ) not clearly or fully explained: Some aspects of the law were somewhat vague and ill defined. Witnesses gave only a vague description of the driver. vague promises: The politicians made vague promises about independence …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• vague — S3 [veıg] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Latin vagus wandering, vague ] 1.) unclear because someone does not give enough detailed information or does not say exactly what they mean ▪ The governor gave only a vague outline of his tax plan …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• vague */*/ — UK [veɪɡ] / US adjective Word forms vague : adjective vague comparative vaguer superlative vaguest 1) a) not clearly or fully explained Some aspects of the law were somewhat vague and ill defined. Witnesses gave only a vague description of the… …   English dictionary

• recollection — n. 1) to have a recollection of 2) a hazy, vague; painful; vivid recollection * * * [ˌrekə lekʃ(ə)n] painful vague vivid recollection a hazy to have a recollection of …   Combinatory dictionary

• vague — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, sound ▪ ‘Where did you leave it?’ Isobel looked vague. ▪ become, get ▪ She seems to be getting rather vague as she grows older …   Collocations dictionary

• ´Sakuntalā and the Ring of Recollection —    Kālidāsa (ca. 400)    Abhijñāna´sākuntala (usually translated as “The recognition of ´ Sākuntalā” or “Sākuntalā and the ring of recollection,” but often simply called Sākuntalā) is the best known play by India’s acknowledged greatest master of …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

• rec·ol·lec·tion — /ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 [noncount] : the act of remembering something or the ability to remember something Her recollection of the accident is very different from mine. To the best of my recollection [=from what I can remember], I only… …   Useful english dictionary

• Waiting for Godot — Infobox Play name = Waiting for Godot image size = 200px writer = Samuel Beckett characters = Estragon Vladimir Lucky Pozzo Boy date of premiere = January 5th, 1953 Waiting for Godot is a play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters wait for… …   Wikipedia