recall

Word parts

re- + call (to call again)

Pronunciation

Verb

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /rɪˈkɔːl/

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• (US) enPR: rĭˈkôl or rēˈkôl, IPA ^(key): /rɪˈkɔl/ or /riˈkɔl/
• Hyphenation: re‧call

Noun

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈriːkɔːl/
• (US) enPR: ˈrēˌkôl or rēˈkôl or rĭˈkôl, IPA ^(key): /ˈriˌkɔl/ or /riˈkɔl/ or /rɪˈkɔl/

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• Hyphenation: re‧call

Verb

Plain form recall

Third-person singular recalls

Past tense recalled

Past participle recalled

Present participle recalling

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you recall something, you think about something you learned or experienced in the past.

   She recalled a childhood summer camp in the Tetons, singing around a campfire.

   She recalled an incident at school when her son was seven.

   I don't recall seeing any situation like that.

   And you have a two children, as I recall.

   He recalls that his grandmother gave him his first taste of wine at age 4 or 5.

2. (transitive) If you recall a worker, you officially ask them to come back to a job or place.

   The workers were recalled after a two month layoff.

3. (transitive) If you recall a product, you tell stores and customers to send it back because it has a problem.
4. If you recall someone, you call them again.

Synonyms

• remember

Noun

Singular recall

Plural recalls

1. (uncountable) Recall is your ability to think about something you learned or experienced in the past.

   You can improve your recall by using memory tricks.

2. (countable) A recall is a request to stores and customers to send back a product because it has a problem.

   The company is announcing the recall of fifteen different products.

Synonyms

• memory

Related words

• call