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recall

re·call
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Transcription

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    • UK Pronunciation
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    • [verb ri-kawl; noun ri-kawl, ree-kawl for 7–9, 12, 13; ree-kawl for 10, 11]
    • /verb rɪˈkɔl; noun rɪˈkɔl, ˈri kɔl for 7–9, 12, 13; ˈri kɔl for 10, 11 /
    • /rɪˈkɔːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb ri-kawl; noun ri-kawl, ree-kawl for 7–9, 12, 13; ree-kawl for 10, 11]
    • /verb rɪˈkɔl; noun rɪˈkɔl, ˈri kɔl for 7–9, 12, 13; ˈri kɔl for 10, 11 /

Definitions of recall word

  • verb with object recall to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said? 1
  • verb with object recall to call back; summon to return: The army recalled many veterans. 1
  • verb with object recall to bring (one's thoughts, attention, etc.) back to matters previously considered: He recalled his mind from pleasant daydreams to the dull task at hand. 1
  • verb with object recall International Law. to summon back and withdraw the office from (a diplomat). 1
  • verb with object recall to revoke or withdraw: to recall a promise. 1
  • verb with object recall to revive. 1

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Origin of recall

First appearance:

before 1575
One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85; re- + call

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Recall

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

recall popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

recall usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for recall

noun recall

  • anamneses — the recollection or remembrance of the past; reminiscence.
  • anamnesis — the ability to recall past events; recollection
  • annulment — The annulment of a contract or marriage is an official declaration that it is invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
  • apperception — the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea
  • cancellation — the fact or an instance of cancelling

verb recall

  • annul — If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
  • backwater — A backwater is a place that is isolated.
  • be-thought — simple past tense and past participle of bethink.
  • bethink — to cause (oneself) to consider or meditate
  • blot out — If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen.

adj recall

  • forgotten — a past participle of forget.
  • missed — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.

adjective recall

  • erased — (of a head or limb) depicted as cut off in a jagged line.

Antonyms for recall

noun recall

  • adjuration — a solemn charge or command
  • command — If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
  • devoir — duty; obligation
  • devoirs — compliments or respects; courteous attentions
  • in-junction — Law. a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act.

verb recall

  • appeal — If you appeal to someone to do something, you make a serious and urgent request to them.
  • beat off — to drive back; repel
  • block out — If someone blocks out a thought, they try not to think about it.
  • break it up — stop fighting
  • bust up — a failure.

adjective recall

  • found — simple past tense and past participle of find.
  • located — to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate the bullet wound.

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