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recall
[ri-kawl, ri-kawl, ree-kawl, ree-kawl]
verb (used with object)
to bring back from memory; recollect; remember.
Can you recall what she said?
Antonyms:to call back; summon to return.
The army recalled many veterans.
to bring (one's thoughts, attention, etc.) back to matters previously considered.
He recalled his mind from pleasant daydreams to the dull task at hand.
International Law.to summon back and withdraw the office from (a diplomat).
to revoke or withdraw.
to recall a promise.
Synonyms: , , , ,to revive.
noun
an act of recalling.
Synonyms:the ability to remember or act of remembering; recollection; remembrance.
This is the way it has been done for ages beyond recall.
Psychology.the act or process of retrieving information previously encoded and stored in memory, without being cued by the targeted information itself.
Music is often used in education to improve recall of text and factual information.
In the interview, careful, open questions are essential to encourage and sustain the child's free recall of events.
the act or possibility of revoking something.
Synonyms: , , , , ,the removal or the right of removal of a public official from office by a vote of the people taken upon petition of a specified number of the qualified electors.
Also called callback.a summons by a manufacturer or other agency for the return of goods or a product already shipped to market or sold to consumers but discovered to be defective, contaminated, unsafe, or the like.
a signal made by a vessel to recall one of its boats.
a signal displayed to direct a racing yacht to sail across the starting line again.
recall
/ ɪˈɔː /
verb
(may take a clause as object) to bring back to mind; recollect; remember
to order to return; call back permanently or temporarily
to recall an ambassador
to revoke or take back
to cause (one's thoughts, attention, etc) to return from a reverie or digression
poeticto restore or revive
noun
the act of recalling or state of being recalled
revocation or cancellation
the ability to remember things; recollection
military (esp formerly) a signal to call back troops, etc, usually a bugle call
to sound the recall
the process by which elected officials may be deprived of office by popular vote
Other Word Forms
- recallable adjective
- unrecallable adjective
- unrecalled adjective
- ˈ adjective
Idioms and Phrases
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Many of those in Tehran and elsewhere, recall the confusion of Friday: what exactly was happening; how widespread was it; and how could they protect themselves and their families?
Their brief hello turns into a moment to recall everything that has gone wrong, and just how quickly it all went to sh*t.
Players recalled watching the men compete, either on TV or as a spectator, and wishing they could take part.
Alternatively, Australia would have to blood someone unproven at Test level, or recall a more experienced seamer who has not been around the side for a few years.
he does recall is his first football reporting shift: a fixture at Chester City in the 1970s.
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When To Use
The verb recall means to remember something. Recall is also used as a verb to mean to request a person to return somewhere. It is used as a noun to refer to an order by a company or manufacturer for a product to be returned for some reason, especially a defect. Recall has several other senses as both a verb and a noun.The word recall is used as a synonym of remember and recollect. In this sense, to recall is to retrieve old information from your memory.
- Real-life example: A friend might ask you what you did over the weekend, and you might take a minute to recall all of the fun things you did. When asked to explain what they were doing on a certain date, a defendant in a trial might say that they do not recall.
- Used in a sentence: I am trying to recall the name of an actor, but I can’t even remember the name of the movie that they’re in!
- Real-life example: You are likely to hear this use of recall in reference to politics or the military. A country may decide to recall its ambassador from a country it is having a disagreement with, for example. Similarly, a country may recall troops from the place they had been dispatched to. A recall election is one in which voters decide whether to recall an elected official from office.
- Used in a sentence: After the negotiations fell through, the country decided to recall its diplomat.
- Real-life example: Recalls are common practice, especially by car manufacturers when a part is found to be defective. The car company may send you a letter in the mail to tell you your brakes have a chance of failing. Often, the manufacturer will pay to have the defective part replaced.
- Used in a sentence: The toy company issued a recall for the toy cars because they were found to be a choking hazard.
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