recall

re|call¹ W2S3 [rıˈko:l US ˈri:ko:l] v

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1¦(remember something)¦

2¦(person)¦

3¦(product)¦

4¦(computer)¦

5¦(be similar to something)¦

6¦(politics)¦

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1.) ¦(REMEMBER SOMETHING)¦ [I,T not in progressive]

to remember a particular fact, event, or situation from the past

▪ You don't happen to recall his name, do you?

recall (that)

▪ I seem to recall I've met him before somewhere.

recall doing sth

▪ I don't recall seeing any cars parked outside.

recall what/how/where etc

▪ I can't recall who gave me the information.

▪ As I recall , it was you who suggested this idea in the first place.

2.) ¦(PERSON)¦ [T]

to officially tell someone to come back to a place or group

recall sb to sth

▪ Cole was recalled to the squad to replace the injured Quinn.

recall sb from sth

▪ The Ambassador was recalled from Washington.

3.) ¦(PRODUCT)¦ [T]

if a company recalls one of its products, it asks people who have bought it to return it because there may be something wrong with it

▪ The cars had to be recalled due to an engine fault.

4.) ¦(COMPUTER)¦ [T]

to bring information back onto the screen of a computer

5.) ¦(BE SIMILAR TO SOMETHING)¦ [T]

if something recalls something else, it makes you think of it because it is very similar

▪ The furnishings recall the 1960s.

6.) ¦(POLITICS)¦ [T]

AmE to vote to remove someone from their political position

recall ²

re|call² [rıˈko:l, ˈri:ko:l US -o:l] n

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1¦(memory)¦

2¦(order to return)¦

3 beyond recall

4¦(product)¦

5¦(politics)¦

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1.) ¦(MEMORY)¦[U]

the ability to remember something that you have learned or experienced

▪ A child's recall is usually accurate.

▪ He had total recall (=remembered everything) of every play in the game.

2.) ¦(ORDER TO RETURN)¦ [singular, U]

an official order telling someone to return to a place, especially before they expected to

recall of

▪ the recall of their ambassador

3.) beyond recall

impossible to bring back or remember

4.) ¦(PRODUCT)¦

when a company asks people to return a product they have bought because there may be something wrong with it

5.) ¦(POLITICS)¦ [singular, U]

AmE a vote to remove someone from their political position, or the act of being removed by a vote

recall of

▪ the recall of four city council members