recall

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: becall, recal, ecall, reall, refall

Antonyms: becall, recal, ecall, reall, refall

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[withdraw]], [[retract]] (one's [[words]] etc.); to [[revoke]] (an [[order]]). {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[call back]], [[bring back]]{{,}} or [[summon]] (someone) to a specific [[place]], [[station]], etc. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|transitive|US politics}} To [[remove]] an [[elected]] [[official]] through a [[petition]] and [[direct]] [[vote]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[bring back]] (someone) {{m|en|to}} or {{m|en|from}} a particular mental or physical state, activity etc. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
5. {{lb|en|transitive|intransitive}} To [[call back]] (a [[situation]], [[event]], etc.) to one's [[mind]]; to [[remember]]; to [[recollect]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[hearken back]] to, [[evoke]]; to be [[reminiscent]] of.
7. {{lb|en|transitive|intransitive}} To [[call]] again; to call another [[time]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
8. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[request]] or [[order]] the [[return]] of (a faulty product). {{defdate|from 20th c.}}

Noun

1. The action or fact of calling someone or something back.
2. [[memory|Memory]]; the [[ability]] to [[remember]].
3. {{lb|en|information retrieval|machine learning}} The fraction of (all) [[relevant]] [[material]] that is returned by a [[search]].

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