Recall - meaning & definition in Lingvanex Dictionary

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.

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.