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to recall
01
to bring back something from the memory
Transitive: to recall a memory or information
Examples
She could recall the details of the conversation with remarkable clarity.
The professor encouraged students to recall key concepts during the exam.
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.
He was lost in thought, but his friend recalled him to the conversation.
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.
The military recalled the soldiers to base for further instructions.
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.
The smell of fresh bread always recalls my grandmother ’s kitchen.
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.
They recalled the car models due to a serious safety issue with the brakes.
Recall
01
the act of removing an official by petition
02
the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
03
a call to return
04
a bugle call that signals troops to return
05
a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
Lexical Tree
recall
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