RECALL as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of removing an official by petition
    Hypernyms(s) recall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he has total recall of the episode
    Hypernyms(s) recall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a bugle call that signals troops to return
    Hypernyms(s) recall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • a call to return
    Usage Example(s)
    • the recall of our ambassador
    Hypernyms(s) recall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  5. Meaning
    • a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) recall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

RECALL as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • recall knowledge from memory
    • have a recollection
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • I can”t remember saying any such thing
    • I can”t think what her last name was
    • can you remember her phone number?
    • Do you remember that he once loved you?
    • call up memories
    Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • cause one’’s (or someone else’’s) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
    Usage Example(s)
    • She was recalled by a loud laugh
    Hypernyms(s) recall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • summon to return
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The ambassador was recalled to his country
    • The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession
    Hypernyms(s) recall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • go back to something earlier
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • This harks back to a previous remark of his
    Hypernyms(s) recall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  5. Meaning
    • cause to be returned
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • recall the defective auto tires
    • The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt
    Hypernyms(s) recall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • make unavailable
    • bar from sale or distribution
    Usage Example(s)
    • The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty
    Hypernyms(s) recall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • call to mind
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • His words echoed John F. Kennedy
    Hypernyms(s) recall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)