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

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

1. recall, callback(noun)

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

2. recall(noun)

   a call to return

   "the recall of our ambassador"

3. recall(noun)

   a bugle call that signals troops to return

4. recall, recollection, reminiscence(noun)

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

   "he has total recall of the episode"

5. recall(verb)

   the act of removing an official by petition

6. remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think(verb)

   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, recall(verb)

   go back to something earlier

   "This harks back to a previous remark of his"

8. echo, recall(verb)

   call to mind

   "His words echoed John F. Kennedy"

9. recall, call back(verb)

   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. recall(verb)

    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. recall(verb)

    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, withdraw(verb)

    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. recall(Noun)

   The action or fact of calling someone or something back.

2. recall(Noun)

   Memory; the ability to remember.

3. recall(Noun)

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

4. recall(Verb)

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

5. recall(Verb)

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

6. recall(Verb)

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

7. recall(Verb)

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

8. recall(Verb)

   To call again, to call another time.

9. recall(Verb)

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

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

1. Recall(verb)

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

2. Recall(verb)

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

3. Recall(verb)

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

4. Recall(noun)

   a calling back; a revocation

5. Recall(noun)

   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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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?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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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. President Jeroen Dijsselbloem:

   It is crucial that Greece maintains its commitments to the Eurozone, i recall the broad support in the Greek parliament for the new program and reform package and I hope the elections will lead to even more support in the new Greek parliament.

2. David Bennett:

   In over 40 years, I cannot recall ever having seen another Burmese ruby of this exceptional size possessing such outstanding colour.

3. Stanley Young:

   Our top priority is to make sure these cars are in compliance, that will obviously involve at some point a recall. But first VW has to demonstrate to us what they are going to do and that it will be effective.

4. John Swartzberg:

   The recall is not based on the use-by dates, though, if the product is within the use-by date, it should still be recalled. This makes sense, because the product was contaminated prior to purchase and no matter how 'fresh' the product is, it still may be contaminated.

5. Dan Romer:

   I don't think there's been a study of music videos that I can recall in recent years looking at tobacco.

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