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to recall
01
to bring back something from the memory
Transitive: to recall a memory or information
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
recall
3rd person singular
recalls
Present participle
recalling
Past simple
recalled
Past participle
recalled
Examples
She could recall the details of the conversation with remarkable clarity.
02
to make someone stop daydreaming or thinking about something else and pay attention
Transitive: to recall sth to sth | to recall sth from sth
Examples
She had to recall him from his daydreaming to focus on the task.
03
to officially ask someone to come back to a place
Transitive: to recall sb | to recall sb somewhere
Examples
The company decided to recall the employee to the office for a meeting.
04
to make someone remember or think about someone or something
Transitive: to recall a memory
Examples
That old song recalls memories of our summer vacation.
05
to ask customers to return a product because a problem has been found with it
Transitive: to recall a product
Examples
The company recalled all the phones after discovering a battery defect.
Recall
01
the action of removing an official from office by petition or vote
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
recalls
Examples
The mayor faced a recall after public protests.
02
the process of remembering or retrieving information from memory
Examples
The exam tested students' recall of historical dates.
03
a call for someone or something to return
Examples
There was a recall of all employees to the headquarters.
04
a bugle or signal call used to summon troops to return
Examples
The troops responded immediately to the recall.
05
a manufacturer's request to return a defective product for repair or replacement
Examples
The company issued a recall of faulty airbags.
Lexical Tree
recall
call
