recall

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Pronunciation 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 Anagrams

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From re- + call, modelled on Latin revocare or French rappeler.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /rɪˈkɔ:l/

[edit] Verb

to recall (third-person singular simple present recalls, present participle recalling, simple past and past participle recalled)

1. (transitive) To call back, bring back or summon to a specific place, station etc.

   He was recalled to service after his retirement.

   She was recalled to London for the trial.

2. (transitive) To remember, recollect.

   I don't recall that story.

3. (transitive) To request or order someone or something to return, especially that a product or batch of products be returned to its manufacturer for repair or replacement
4. (transitive) To cancel or annul, especially of a journey undertaken by an official.

   California voters recalled Governor Gray Davis in 2003.

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• In sense 2. this is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /rɪˈkɔ:l/, /ˈri:kɔ:l/
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[edit] Noun

recall (countable and uncountable; plural recalls)

1. The action or fact of calling someone or something back.
2. Memory; the ability to remember.
3. In Information retrieval, the fraction of (all) relevant material that is returned by a search

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[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: acellr
• caller
• cellar