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   recall

   /rɪˈkɔːl/

   verb

   • 1. bring (a fact, event, or situation) back into one's mind; remember: "I can still vaguely recall being taken to the hospital" Similar rememberrecollectcall to mindthink ofthink back on/tolook back oncast one's mind back toreminisce abouthark back tomindOpposite forget
   • ▪ cause one to remember or think of: "the film's analysis of contemporary concerns recalls" Similar bring to mindcall to mindput one in mind ofcall upsummon upconjure upevokeechoallude to
   • ▪ bring the memory or thought of someone or something to (a person or their mind): "the smell of a blackcurrant bush has ever since recalled to me that evening"
   • ▪ call up (stored computer data) for processing or display: "students can recall templates or stored formats"
   • 2. officially order (someone) to return to a place: "the Panamanian ambassador was recalled from Peru" Similar summon backorder backcall backbring backOpposite dissolveprorogue
   • ▪ select (a sports player) as a member of a team from which they have previously been dropped: "the Fulham defender has been recalled to the Welsh squad for the World Cup"
   • ▪ (of a manufacturer) request all the purchasers of (a certain product) to return it, as the result of the discovery of a fault: "all 5,128 of its UK Corsas were being recalled because of an electrical fault"
   • ▪ bring (someone) out of a state of inattention or reverie: "her action recalled him to the present"
   • ▪ revoke or annul (an action or decision): archaic "he sent another note to Lord Grey recalling his earlier communication" Similar revokerescindcancelretractcountermandtake backwithdrawrepealvetooverruleoverrideabrogateannulinvalidatenullifydeclare null and voidvoidrare:disannulnegateOpposite ratifyconfirm

   noun

   • 1. the action or faculty of remembering something learned or experienced: "people's understanding and subsequent recall of stories or events" Similar recollectionmemoryremembrancetechnical:anamnesis
   • 2. an act or instance of officially recalling someone or something: "a recall of Parliament" Similar summoning backordering backcalling backsummonsrevocationrescindingcancellationcancellingretractionretractingcountermandingwithdrawalabrogationrepealvetoingvetoannulmentinvalidationnullificationrare:rescission
   • ▪ the removal of an elected government official from office by a petition followed by voting. North American
   • 3. the proportion of the number of relevant documents retrieved from a database in response to an inquiry: "expert systems can produce solutions with the speed, recall, accuracy, and consistency that only a computer can provide"

   Word Origin late 16th century (as a verb): from re- ‘again’ + call, suggested by Latin revocare or French rappeler ‘call back’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. recallable adjective

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › recallRecall Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : cancel, revoke. 2. a. : to call back. was recalled to active duty. a pitcher recalled from the minors. b. : to bring back to mind. recalled seeing her somewhere before. c. : to remind one of : resemble. a playwright who recalls the Elizabethan dramatists. 3. : restore, revive. recallability. ri-ˌkȯ-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē. noun. recallable. ri-ˈkȯ-lə-bəl

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › recallRECALL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRECALL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to cause you to think of a particular event, situation, or style: His paintings recall the style of Picasso. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. recall verb (CALL BACK) [ T ] to order the return of a person who belongs to an organization or of products made by a company: The ambassador was recalled when war broke out.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRECALL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to cause you to think of a particular event, situation, or style: His paintings recall the style of Picasso. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. recall verb (CALL BACK) [ T ] to order the return of a person who belongs to an organization or of products made by a company: The ambassador was recalled when war broke out.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrecall verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of recall verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRECALL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Recall is the ability to remember something that has happened in the past or the act of remembering it.

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   The verb recall means "remember," like an older person who recalls her school days, or "call to mind," like a painter's use of colors and shapes that recall early Pablo Picasso. Recall can also be a noun — you may know someone who has great recall, or memory, of events that everyone else has forgotten.

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   Dec 27, 2023 · Recall definition: to bring back from memory; recollect; remember. See examples of RECALL used in a sentence.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › recallRecall - definition of recall by The Free Dictionary

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    1. The act of recalling or summoning back, especially an official order to return: the recall of the ambassador. 2. A signal, such as a bugle call, used to summon troops back to their posts. 3. The ability to remember information or experiences: has total recall of the accident. 4. The act of revoking: the recall of an answer in a spelling bee. 5.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRECALL | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    RECALL meaning: 1. to remember something: 2. to order the return of someone or something: . Learn more.