Recall

Pronunciation

• IPA: /rɪˈkɔːl/

Origin

From - + call, probably modelled on Latin revocare, French rappeler, English withcall.

Full definition of recall

Verb

1. (transitive) To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order). from 16th c.
2. (transitive) To call back, bring back or summon (someone) to a specific place, station etc. from 16th c.He was recalled to service after his retirement.She was recalled to London for the trial.
• 2011, October 29, Phil McNulty, Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal, Fernando Torres was recalled in place of the suspended Didier Drogba and he was only denied a goal in the opening seconds by Laurent Koscielny's intervention - a moment that set the tone for game filled with attacking quality and littered with errors.
3. (transitive) To bring back (someone) to or from a particular mental or physical state, activity etc. from 16th c.
4. (transitive) To call back (a situation, event etc.) to one's mind; to remember, recollect. from 16th c.
• 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 10:In fact, I hardly recall any occasion as a child when I was alone.
5. (transitive, intransitive) To call again, to call another time. from 17th c.
6. (transitive) To request or order the return of (a faulty product). from 20th c.

Synonyms

• withcall

Noun

1. The action or fact of calling someone or something back.
2. Memory; the ability to remember.
3. In Information retrieval, the fraction of (all) relevant material that is returned by a search

Anagrams

• caller
• cellar