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recall

/ɹɪˈkɔl/noun, verb2 syllables

Recall means: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection.

Synonyms for recall25

noun, as in the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

recollection, reminiscence

noun, as in a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

callback

verb, as in recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

remember, retrieve, call back, call up, recollect, think

verb, as in go back to something earlier

hark back, return, come back

verb, as in cause to be returned

call in, call back, withdraw

verb, as in bring to mind

echo

verb, as in summon to return

call back

also used for recall

withcall, abjure, backpedal, disavow, disown, eat one's words, recant, retract, revoke, sensitivity

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of recall

issue

What does recall mean?12

verb

1

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection“I can't remember saying any such thing”

2

go back to something earlier“This harks back to a previous remark of his”

3

cause to be returned“recall the defective auto tires”

4

bring to mind“His words echoed John F. Kennedy”

5

summon to return“The ambassador was recalled to his country”

6

cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression“She was recalled by a loud laugh”

7

make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution“The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty”

noun

1

the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)“he has total recall of the episode”

2

a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

3

a call to return“the recall of our ambassador”

4

a bugle call that signals troops to return

5

the act of removing an official by petition

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Recall in a sentence

  • He tried to recall her face – her eyes, hair, nose and mouth.sundown
  • Repetition of language exercises reinforces memory, making it easier to recall vocabulary and phrases.Nuel
  • Recalling his own youth, he says teenagers are often immature hooligans.Cangarejo
  • A stone once cast, and a word once spoken, cannot be recalled.auxitt
  • I recalled her as an energetic, autocratic personality.Hybrid
  • David has so many friends that he can't even recall all their names.catcher
  • I don't recall you ever informing me about your food preferences.Ooneykcall
  • Many of these words we are unable to recall at will.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of recall

as a noun

plural
recalls

as a verb

past tense
recalled
present participle
recalling
third-person singular
recalls
past participle
recalled