recall

¹re·call

verb \ri-ˈkȯl\

Definition of RECALL

transitive verb

1

: cancel, revoke

2

a : to call back <was recalled to active duty> <a pitcher recalled from the minors> b : to bring back to mind <recalled seeing her somewhere before> c : to remind one of : resemble <a playwright who recalls the Elizabethan dramatists>

3

: restore, revive

— re·call·abil·i·ty \-ˌkȯ-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— re·call·able \-ˈkȯ-lə-bəl\ adjective

— re·call·er noun

Examples of RECALL

1. She wanted to send him a letter but couldn't recall his address.
2. I don't recall what time they said they would be here.
3. It is important to recall that not very long ago cell phones did not exist.
4. From what I recall, I think the library is two blocks down on the left.
5. “The first time we met,” he recalled, “we got into a big argument.”
6. As you may recall, we had agreed that decisions would require prior approval.
7. “What's his address?” “I don't recall.”
8. The ambassador was recalled from abroad.
9. The factory is recalling all the cars because of a problem with the brakes.
10. Officials recalled two tons of contaminated meat today.

First Known Use of RECALL

15th century

Related to RECALL

Synonyms: flash back (to), hark back (to), harken back (to), hearken back (to), mind [chiefly dialect], remember, recollect, reminisce (about), reproduce, think (of)

Antonyms: disremember, forget, unlearn

Related Words: recapture, recur; educe, elicit, evoke, extract, raise, remind; relive; represent

Near Antonyms: misremember; disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook; lose, miss; blank (out)

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Rhymes with RECALL

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