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    re·call

    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 ofOpposite forget
    • 2. officially order (someone) to return to a place: "the Panamanian ambassador was recalled from Peru" Similar summon backorder backcall backbring backOpposite dissolveprorogue

    noun

    • 1. an act or instance of officially recalling someone or something: "a recall of Parliament" Similar summoning backordering backcalling backsummons
    • 2. the action or faculty of remembering something learned or experienced: "he has amazing recall" Similar recollectionmemoryremembrancetechnical:anamnesis

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  2. 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.

  3. verb. uk / rɪˈkɔːl / us / ˈriː.kɑːl / recall verb (REMEMBER) Add to word list. B2 [ I or T ] to bring the memory of a past event into your mind, and often to give a description of what you remember: The old man recalled the city as it had been before the war. "As I recall," he said with some irritation, "you still owe me €150."

  4. verb (used with object) to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said? Antonyms: forget. 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.

  5. 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.

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

  7. 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.

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

  9. recall meaning, definition, what is recall: to remember a particular fact, event, or...: Learn more.

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

  11. 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)

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