Meaning & Definition of word "Recall"

Recall

/rɪˈkɔːl/

1. the act of remembering or recollecting.
- Example: His recall of the events was impressive.
2. an official request to return a product.
- Example: The product recall was announced after several complaints.

1. to bring back to mind; to remember.
- Example: I can easily recall my first day at school.
2. to order the return of a product or individual.
- Example: The company had to recall the defective smartphones from the market.
3. to summon back to a particular place.
- Example: The general decided to recall the troops stationed overseas.

Middle English; from Old French 'recaller', based on Latin 'recallere', meaning 'to call back'

call to mind:

to remember or think of something.

recall to life:

to bring someone back from the dead or from a forgotten state.

recall election:

an election to determine whether an official should be removed from office.

recollection:

the action of remembering something.

remembrance:

the ability to remember, or the act of remembering.

memory:

the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information.

Meaning: to call someone back

Example Sentence: I'll have to recall him from the field.

Meaning: to jog someone's memory about something

Example Sentence: I need to recall you to remind you of that meeting.