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- transitive verb, noun
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
rih
kawl
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| inflections: |
recalls, recalling, recalled |
| definition 1: |
to bring to mind; remember.
I see him often, but I can never recall his name.Do you recall the time we went to the beach to watch the sunrise?I don't recall giving you permission to do that.[verb + gerund
]
He recalls seeing the document, but he can't find it right now.[verb + gerund
]
She suddenly recalled that she had an appointment that afternoon.[verb + (that) + clause
]
I can't recall where I left my glasses.[verb + WH/whether/if + clause
]
He can't recall how to open the safe.[verb + WH/whether + infinitive
]
- synonyms:
- recollect, remember
- similar words:
- come up with, evoke, hark back, place, recognize, reminisce, retrieve, review, think
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| definition 2: |
to cause to return; call back.
She was sent out of the meeting, but she was recalled within minutes.The witness was recalled to the stand.The soldier had been discharged but was later recalled to active duty.- similar words:
- reactivate, rescind, revive, revoke, summon, take back
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| definition 3: |
of a manufacturer, to call for faulty products to be returned to the factory.
The factory recalled the defective tires.- similar words:
- take back
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| related words: |
flash, know, quote, regain, retain, retrieve, suggest, think |
adverb + (v.)recall
accurately, belatedly, bitterly, dimly, distinctly, fondly, gleefully, nostalgically, scarcely, vaguely, vividly, voluntarily, wistfully
(v.)recall
+ adverb
afterward, correctly, proudly, ruefully
(v.)recall
+ noun
admonition, autobiography, boyhood, childhood, chuckle, clarity, classmate, conversation, detail, encounter, envoy, flashback, fondness, heyday, hypnosis, incident, laugh, memoir, relish, saying
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
rih
kawl
[or]
ri
kawl
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| definition 1: |
the act of remembering or recollecting.
His recall of recent events is becoming poor.- synonyms:
- memory, recollection
- similar words:
- remembrance
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| definition 2: |
a mechanism by which government officials can be removed from office by the voters.
Disgruntled citizens called for a recall of the mayor. |
| definition 3: |
an instance of taking back; cancellation.
The company reluctantly issued a recall of the products.The recall of the vehicles came as a shock to owners. |
| related words: |
memory, mind |
adjective + (n.)recall
accurate,
cognitive,
delayed,
factual,
false,
free,
gubernatorial,
immediate,
improving,
incidental,
instant,
later,
massive,
prior,
retrospective,
short-term,
stimulated,
superior,
total,
verbal,
visual,
vivid,
voluntary
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verb + (n.)recall
aid, announce, assess, associate, cue, delay, enhance, facilitate, improve, influence, initiate, interfere, issue, oppose, order, prompt, test, vote
(n.)recall
+ verb
affect, defeat, involve, measure, tire
noun + (n.)recall
accuracy, governor, imagery, memory, participant, review, sentence, signature, subject, vocabulary, voter
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| derivation: |
recallable (adj.) |
The word recall
contains the following part:
re-
Latin
prefix
that means again; back or back again
  More about this word part:
The prefix re-
occurs in verbs that are Latin loanwords, where it can mean "again" (revise
) or "back again" (reflect
). It also attaches to English verbs (replay
, rewind) with both meanings. Any verb can be prefixed by "re-
" to indicate that an action is repeated. No hyphen is necessary unless the word formed is identical to an existing word (re-sign the document, but resign
from a job).
Example words:
irrefragable, irremissible, irrevocable, re-coil, re-cover, react, reappear, rebuild, recall, recede, recoil, reconstruct, record, recover, redo, reflect, reflection, regress, reheat, relive, remissible, remit, remove, renew, renewal, repaint, repay, replay, replete, report, reporter, reservation, resign, resignation, respect, retract, reverse, reversible, revert, review, revise, revision, revive, revolve, revolution, rewrite, rebel, rebellious
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