recall
noun
- 1
the act of removing an official by petition
- 2
the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
he has total recall of the episode
- 3
a bugle call that signals troops to return
- 4
a call to return
the recall of our ambassador
- 5
a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
verb
- 1
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
I can't remember saying any such thing
I can't think what her last name was
- 2
cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
She was recalled by a loud laugh
- 3
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
- 4
go back to something earlier
This harks back to a previous remark of his
- 5
cause to be returned
recall the defective auto tires
The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt
- 6
make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty
- 7
call to mind
His words echoed John F. Kennedy
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