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recall

//ɹɪˈkɔːl//

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for recall

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Forms

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
recall
past (v2)
recalled
past participle (v3)
recalled
present participle
recalling
3rd person singular
recalls

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
recalls

Definitions

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).

  2. 2.To call back, bring back, or summon (someone) to a specific place, station, etc.

    • She was recalled to London for the trial.
    • He was recalled to service after his retirement.
  3. 3.To remove an elected official through a petition and direct vote.

  4. 4.To bring back (someone) to or from a particular mental or physical state, activity etc.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.The action or fact of calling someone or something back.

    • The recall said that no injuries related to the potentially unsterile facility have been reported.
  2. 2.Memory; the ability to remember.

    • One little-known incident in No. 49's life is worth recall.
  3. 3.The fraction of (all) relevant material that is returned by a search.

Frequency

Overall

Common· #1481

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Common
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Etymology

From re- + call, probably modelled on Latin revocāre, French rappeler, English withcall.

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