Definitions for recall
rɪˈkɔl; rɪˈkɔl, ˈri kɔl for 7-13re·call

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. recall, callbacknoun

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

2. recallnoun

   a call to return

   "the recall of our ambassador"

3. recallnoun

   a bugle call that signals troops to return

4. recall, recollection, reminiscencenoun

   the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

   "he has total recall of the episode"

5. recallverb

   the act of removing an official by petition

6. remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, thinkverb

   recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

   "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"

7. hark back, return, come back, recallverb

   go back to something earlier

   "This harks back to a previous remark of his"

8. echo, recallverb

   call to mind

   "His words echoed John F. Kennedy"

9. recall, call backverb

   summon to return

   "The ambassador was recalled to his country"; "The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession"

10. recallverb

    cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression

    "She was recalled by a loud laugh"

11. recallverb

    make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution

    "The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty"

12. recall, call in, call back, withdrawverb

    cause to be returned

    "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. recallnoun

   The action or fact of calling someone or something back.

2. recallnoun

   Memory; the ability to remember.

3. recallnoun

   In Information retrieval, the fraction of (all) relevant material that is returned by a search

4. recallverb

   To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).

5. recallverb

   To call back, bring back or summon (someone) to a specific place, station etc.

6. recallverb

   To bring back (someone) to or from a particular mental or physical state, activity etc.

7. recallverb

   To call back (a situation, event etc.) to one's mind; to remember, recollect.

8. recallverb

   To call again, to call another time.

9. recallverb

   To request or order the return of (a faulty product).

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Recallverb

   to call back; to summon to return; as, to recall troops; to recall an ambassador

2. Recallverb

   to revoke; to annul by a subsequent act; to take back; to withdraw; as, to recall words, or a decree

3. Recallverb

   to call back to mind; to revive in memory; to recollect; to remember; as, to recall bygone days

4. Recallnoun

   a calling back; a revocation

5. Recallnoun

   a call on the trumpet, bugle, or drum, by which soldiers are recalled from duty, labor, etc

Freebase(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Recall

   Recall in memory refers to the retrieval of events or information from the past. Along with encoding and storage, it is one of the three core processes of memory. There are three main types of recall: free recall, cued recall and serial recall. Psychologists test these forms of recall as a way to study the memory processes of humans and animals. Two main theories of the process of recall are the Two-Stage Theory and the theory of Encoding Specificity.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Recall

   rē-kawl′, v.t. to call back: to command to return: to revoke: to call back to mind.—n. act of recalling or revoking: a signal to soldiers to return.—adj. Recall′able, capable of being recalled.—n. Recal′ment, revocation.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. recall

   A call on the trumpet, bugle, or drum, by which the soldiers are recalled from duty, labor, etc.

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1. recall

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Matched Categories

1. • Bugle Call
   • Call
   • Cancel
   • Focus
   • Memory
   • Refer
   • Request
   • Resemble

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'recall' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3957

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'recall' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2325

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'recall' in Verbs Frequency: #359

Anagrams for recall »

1. caller

2. cellar

How to pronounce recall?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Fred

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of recall in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of recall in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of recall in a Sentence

1. General Mills ':

   Out of an abundance of caution, a voluntary recall is being made.

2. Lori Andrus:

   I’m glad they’re warning people now. I’m just worried that millions of people already have them, and they’re not doing a recall.

3. Officer Thao and Officer Kueng:

   I recall Officer Derek Chauvin saying Even Lane're going to bring Officer Derek Chauvin down.

4. Gordon Sondland:

   I now recall speaking individually with Mr. Yermak, where I said that resumption of U.S. aid would likely not occur until Ukraine provided the public anti-corruption statement that we had been discussing for many weeks.

5. Bob Costas:

   I recall the phrase,' It's a six-hour, daylong celebration of football, and you're not the right person to celebrate football,' to which my response was not,' Oh please, please, change your mind.' My response was,' Yeah, I guess you're right.'.

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