recall

recall
I UK [rɪˈkɔːl] / US [rɪˈkɔl] verb
Word forms "recall":
present tense I/you/we/they recall he/she/it recalls present participle recalling past tense recalled past participle recalled
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1)
a) [intransitive/transitive] to remember something

Twenty years later he could still clearly recall the event.

recall (that):

I seem to recall that you said you would do that yesterday.

recall who/where/why etc:

Stephen frowned, trying to recall what had happened.

recall doing something:

I don't recall seeing the document.

b) to make you feel or experience something that you have felt or experienced in the past

The music recalls memories of childhood.

2) [transitive] to order someone to return to their country or the place where they work, especially someone who works for their government

He was recalled to active duty in the Royal Navy.

Spain immediately recalled its ambassador for consultations.

3) [transitive] if a company recalls a product, it asks people who bought it to return it because there is something wrong with it
4) [transitive] to choose a sports player to be in a team again after a period when they have not been in it
recall someone to something:

He was recalled to the team for the match against England.

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as (far as) I recall — used for telling someone what you remember about a particular event, person etc

As I recall, he was quite a good friend of Mike's.


II UK [rɪˈkɔːl] / UK [ˈriːkɔːl] / US [rɪˈkɔl] / US [ˈrɪˌkɔl] noun
1) [uncountable] the ability to remember something

She has almost total recall of her conversations with the President.

2) [singular] an occasion when a company asks people to return a product because there is something wrong with it

The company ordered a recall of all 2,600 cars already sold.

3) [singular] an occasion when someone is ordered to return to their country or the place where they work

The recall of an ambassador is a serious diplomatic action.

4) [singular] an occasion when a sports player is chosen to be in a team again after a period when they have not been in it
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English dictionary. 2014.

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