recall

[v. ri-kawl; n. ri-kawl, ree-kawl for 7–9, 12, 13; ree-kawl for 10, 11] /v. rɪˈkɔl; n. rɪˈkɔl, ˈri kɔl for 7–9, 12, 13; ˈri kɔl for 10, 11/
verb (used with object)
1.
to bring back from memory; recollect; remember:
Can you recall what she said?
2.
to call back; summon to return:
The army recalled many veterans.
3.
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.
4.
International Law. to summon back and withdraw the office from (a diplomat).
5.
to revoke or withdraw:
to recall a promise.
6.
to revive.
noun
7.
an act of recalling.
8.
recollection; remembrance.
9.
the act or possibility of revoking something.
10.
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.
11.
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.
12.
a signal made by a vessel to recall one of its boats.
13.
a signal displayed to direct a racing yacht to sail across the starting line again.
Origin
1575-85; re- + call
Related forms
recallable, adjective
unrecallable, adjective
unrecalled, adjective
Synonyms
1. See remember. 5. rescind, retract, recant, repeal; annul. 7. memory. 9. revocation, retraction, repeal, withdrawal, recantation; nullification.
Antonyms
1. forget.
Examples from the web for recall
  • Mix a few well-chosen vintage pieces with contemporary items that recall the shapes, colors, and styles of the jet-set era.
  • From your own dreams you will doubtless recall the fusion of several persons into one.
  • It is curious to recall some of the mental habits of those departed days.
  • Injections again recall the unfortunate friend who has poisoned himself with cocaine.
  • Next, ask students to recall examples of fossil evidence that supported some of these interactions.
  • After participating in the activity, ask the students to recall events that changed the range and population of the gray wolf.
  • Once a nuclear-tipped missile is launched, no one has the means to recall it.
  • Pond snails don't have the memory skills of more complex creatures, but they can recall experiences and learn from them.
  • But of the myths of his people he appeared to recall nothing.
  • Two days later, they were asked to recall as many words as they could.
British Dictionary definitions for recall

recall

/rɪˈkɔːl/
verb (transitive)
1.
(may take a clause as object) to bring back to mind; recollect; remember
2.
to order to return; call back permanently or temporarily: to recall an ambassador
3.
to revoke or take back
4.
to cause (one's thoughts, attention, etc) to return from a reverie or digression
5.
(poetic) to restore or revive
noun
6.
the act of recalling or state of being recalled
7.
revocation or cancellation
8.
the ability to remember things; recollection
9.
(military) (esp formerly) a signal to call back troops, etc, usually a bugle call: to sound the recall
10.
(US) the process by which elected officials may be deprived of office by popular vote
Derived Forms
recallable, adjective
Word Origin and History for recall
v.

1580s, "to bring back by calling upon," from re- "back, again" + call (v.); in some cases a loan-translation of Middle French rappeler (see repeal (v.)) or Latin revocare (see revoke). Sense of "bring back to memory" is from 1610s. Related: Recalled; recalling.

n.

1650s, "act of recalling to mind," from recall (v.). In U.S. politics, "removal of an elected official," 1902.

recall in Medicine

recall re·call (rĭ-kôl')
v. re·called, re·call·ing, re·calls
To remember; recollect. n. (rē'kôl')
The ability to remember information or experiences.

Idioms and Phrases with recall

recall

see: beyond recall