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recall

re·call

UK/ˈɹiːkɔːl/ US/ˈɹiˌkɔl/ common us
verb (7) noun (5)

verb

1.

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

  • “I can”
  • “;”
  • “t think what her last name was”
  • “can you remember her phone number?”
  • “Do you remember that he once loved you?”
  • “call up memories”
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2.

go back to something earlier

  • “This harks back to a previous remark of his”
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3.

call to mind

  • “His words echoed John F. Kennedy”
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4.

summon to return

  • “The ambassador was recalled to his country”
  • “The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession”
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5.

cause one''s (or someone else''s) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression

  • “She was recalled by a loud laugh”
6.

make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution

  • “The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty”
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7.

cause to be returned

  • “recall the defective auto tires”
  • “The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt”
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noun

1.

a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

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2.

a call to return

  • “the recall of our ambassador”
3.

a bugle call that signals troops to return

4.

the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

  • “he has total recall of the episode”
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5.

the act of removing an official by petition

Origin

From re- + call, probably modelled on Latin revocāre, French rappeler, English withcall.

Phrases

  • active recall
  • day-after recall test
  • letter of recall
  • pedestrian recall
  • sensory recall
  • total recall

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