recall
/ɹɪˈkɔl/ verb B1- To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).
- To call back, bring back, or summon (someone) to a specific place, station, etc. · He was recalled to service after his retirement.· She was recalled to London for the trial.
- To remove an elected official through a petition and direct vote.
- To bring back (someone) to or from a particular mental or physical state, activity etc.
- To call back (a situation, event, etc.) to one's mind; to remember; to recollect.
- To hearken back to, evoke; to be reminiscent of.
- To call again; to call another time.
- To request or order the return of (a faulty product).
He/she/it recalls · Past recalled · Past participle recalled · -ing form recalling
Verb forms
- Base form
- recall
- He/she/it
- recalls
- Past
- recalled
- Past participle
- recalled
- -ing form
- recalling
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Of all these varied cases, however, I cannot recall any which presented more singular features than that which was associated with the well-known Surrey family of the Roylotts of Stoke Moran.
I cannot recall when I have seen anything so fine.’ He took a step backward, cocked his head on one side, and gazed at my hair until I felt quite bashful.
I do not recall any other question which I desired to ask.”
This toast, recalling at once the patient exile of Hartwell and the peace-loving King of France, excited universal enthusiasm; glasses were elevated in the air à l’Anglaise, and the ladies, snatching their bouquets from their fair bosoms, strewed the table with their floral treasures.
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