English dictionary
recall
/r/i/'k/A/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
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a call to return
ExamplesThe recall of our ambassador.
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a bugle call that signals troops to return
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the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
ExamplesHe has total recall of the episode.
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the act of removing an official by petition
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A calling back; a revocation.
Source: webster1913
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The right or procedure by which a public official, commonly a legislative or executive official, may be removed from office, before the end of his term of office, by a vote of the people to be taken on the filing of a petition signed by a required number or percentage of qualified voters.
Source: webster1913
verb
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recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
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go back to something earlier
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call to mind
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summon to return
ExamplesThe ambassador was recalled to his country.
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cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
ExamplesShe was recalled by a loud laugh.
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make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
ExamplesThe company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty.
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cause to be returned
ExamplesRecall the defective auto tires.
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To call back; to summon to return; as, to <i>recall</i> troops; to <i>recall</i> an ambassador.
Source: webster1913