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- Dictionaryrecall/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 Opposite
- 2. officially order (someone) to return to a place: "the Panamanian ambassador was recalled from Peru" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. the action or faculty of remembering something learned or experienced: "people's understanding and subsequent recall of stories or events" Similar
- 2. an act or instance of officially recalling someone or something: "a recall of Parliament" Similar
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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.
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.
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.
the act or possibility of revoking something. Synonyms: recantation, nullification, withdrawal, repeal, retraction, revocation. 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.
Recall is the ability to remember something that has happened in the past or the act of remembering it.
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.
Check pronunciation: recall. Definition of recall verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
recall meaning, definition, what is recall: to remember a particular fact, event, or...: Learn more.
noun. /ˈriːkɔːl/, /rɪˈkɔːl/ Idioms. [uncountable] the ability to remember something that you have learned or something that has happened in the past. She has amazing powers of recall. to have instant recall (= to be able to remember something immediately) to have total recall (= to be able to remember all the details of something)
