recall (Meaning)
recall (n)
a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
a call to return
a bugle call that signals troops to return
the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
the act of removing an official by petition
recall (v)
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
go back to something earlier
call to mind
summon to return
cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
cause to be returned
recall (v. t.)
To call back; to summon to return; as, to recall troops; to recall an ambassador.
To revoke; to annul by a subsequent act; to take back; to withdraw; as, to recall words, or a decree.
To call back to mind; to revive in memory; to recollect; to remember; as, to recall bygone days.
recall (n.)
A calling back; a revocation.
A call on the trumpet, bugle, or drum, by which soldiers are recalled from duty, labor, etc.
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.
Short for recall of judicial decisions, the right or procedure by which the decision of a court may be directly reversed or annulled by popular vote, as was advocated, in 1912, in the platform of the Progressive party for certain cases involving the police power of the state.
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recall Sentence Examples
- My memory recall is impeccable, enabling me to remember even the finest details.
- I have a poor recall for names, but I can remember faces with ease.
- The witness's recall of events was hazy, making their testimony unreliable.
- The politician was under fire for his selective recall, which conveniently omitted unflattering details.
- The film triggered a sudden recall of forgotten childhood memories.
- The trauma left a permanent deficit in her recall, making it difficult for her to remember the past.
- The court ordered a hypnosis session in an attempt to enhance the witness's recall of the crime.
- My recall for dates and numbers is exceptional, making me a whiz at trivia.
- I have a vivid recall of my first day of school, complete with every emotion and detail.
- The lack of recall for the lost hours raised suspicion and prompted an investigation.
FAQs About the word recall
a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair), a call to return, a bugle call that signals troops to
remember,recollect, mind, think (of), recapture, extract, recur, hearken back (to), reminisce (about), relive
forget, forget, miss, disremember, lose, neglect, unlearn, lose, neglect, overlook
My memory recall is impeccable, enabling me to remember even the finest details.
I have a poor recall for names, but I can remember faces with ease.
The witness's recall of events was hazy, making their testimony unreliable.
The politician was under fire for his selective recall, which conveniently omitted unflattering details.
