Meaning of 'recall'

noun

the act of removing an official by petition

noun

the process of remembering, especially the process of recovering information by mental effort

Example: "I have total recall of the episode."

Synonyms: recollection reminiscence

noun

a bugle call that signals troops to return

noun

a call to return

Example: "the recall of our ambassador"

noun

a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

Synonyms: callback

verb

recall knowledge from memory

Synonyms: think call up call back recollect remember retrieve

verb

cause one's, or someone else's, thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression

Example: "I was recalled by a loud laugh."

verb

summon to return

Example: "The ambassador was recalled to their country."

Synonyms: call back

verb

go back to something earlier

Synonyms: return

verb

cause to be returned

Example: "recall the defective auto tires"

Synonyms: withdraw call back call in

verb

make unavailable

verb

call to mind

Synonyms: echo