Recall

/rɪˈkɔːl/

Meaning & Definition

noun

the act of remembering or recollecting.

His recall of the events was impressive.

an official request to return a product.

The product recall was announced after several complaints.

verb

to bring back to mind; to remember.

I can easily recall my first day at school.

to order the return of a product or individual.

The company had to recall the defective smartphones from the market.

to summon back to a particular place.

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.

to call someone back

I'll have to recall him from the field.

to jog someone's memory about something

I need to recall you to remind you of that meeting.