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recall
The act of removing an official by petition
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noun C1
The act of removing an official by petition
noun C1
The process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
“He has total recall of the episode”
noun C1
A bugle call that signals troops to return
noun C1
A call to return
“The recall of our ambassador”
noun C1
A request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
verb
Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
“I can't remember saying any such thing”
verb
Cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
“She was recalled by a loud laugh”
verb
Summon to return
“The ambassador was recalled to his country”
verb
Go back to something earlier
“This harks back to a previous remark of his”
verb
Cause to be returned
“Recall the defective auto tires”
verb
Make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
“The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty”
verb
Bring to mind
“His words echoed John F. Kennedy”
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He has total recall of the episode
The recall of our ambassador
I can't remember saying any such thing
I can't think what her last name was
Can you remember her phone number?
Do you remember that he once loved you?
Call up memories
She was recalled by a loud laugh
The ambassador was recalled to his country
The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession
This harks back to a previous remark of his
Recall the defective auto tires
The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt
The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty
His words echoed John F. Kennedy
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