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recalling

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 recalling word

  • verb with object recalling to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said? 1
  • verb with object recalling to call back; summon to return: The army recalled many veterans. 1
  • verb with object recalling 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 recalling International Law. to summon back and withdraw the office from (a diplomat). 1
  • verb with object recalling to revoke or withdraw: to recall a promise. 1
  • verb with object recalling to revive. 1

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Origin of recalling

First appearance:

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

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Recalling

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

recalling 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

recalling usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for recalling

noun recalling

Antonyms for recalling

adj recalling

  • airheaded — Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt.
  • amnesic — a person affected by amnesia.
  • forgetful — apt to forget; that forgets: a forgetful person.

adjective recalling

  • nirvanic — (often initial capital letter). Pali nibbana. Buddhism. freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.
  • woolgathering — indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness: His woolgathering was a handicap in school.

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