recall

/ri'kɔ:l/
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recall

The company issued a recall for the defective toy.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The act of officially removing someone from a position: The process of removing an elected official from office before their term ends, often by public petition.
    • The mental process of remembering: The act of retrieving information or experiences from one's memory.
    • An official request for a product's return: A manufacturer's request for consumers to return a defective or dangerous product for repair, replacement, or refund.
    • A signal to return: A command, such as a bugle call, ordering troops or personnel to return to their base or position.

  2. Verb:

    • To officially order someone to return: To summon a person, such as an ambassador or employee, back to their place of origin or duty.
    • To request the return of a product: To ask for a product to be sent back to the manufacturer, typically due to safety or quality issues.
    • To remember: To bring a fact, event, or feeling back into one's mind.
    • To bring one's attention back: To cause someone to stop thinking about other things and focus on the present situation.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The governor faced a recall after the scandal. (The governor faced a petition to remove him from office.)
    • She has an amazing recall of historical dates. (She has an excellent ability to remember historical dates.)
    • The company issued a recall for the faulty airbags. (The company issued an official request for the return of the faulty airbags.)

  • Verb:

    • The ambassador was recalled to his home country for consultations. (The ambassador was officially ordered to return to his home country.)
    • The manufacturer had to recall millions of cars. (The manufacturer had to request the return of millions of cars.)
    • I can't recall where I put my keys. (I cannot remember where I put my keys.)
    • A loud noise recalled him to his surroundings. (A loud noise brought his attention back to his current environment.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Beyond recall": Impossible to retrieve, cancel, or remember.
    • The data was deleted and is now beyond recall. (The data was deleted and is now impossible to retrieve.)
  • "Total recall": The ability to remember everything in perfect detail.
    • The witness claimed to have total recall of the event. (The witness claimed to remember every detail of the event perfectly.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Recallable (adj): Capable of being remembered or summoned back.
    • The information is easily recallable. (The information is easy to remember.)
  • Recallment (n): (Rare) The act of recalling.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Remembrance, recollection, retrieval, withdrawal, revocation.
  • Verb: Remember, recollect, reminisce, summon back, revoke, withdraw.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Recall to mind: To cause one to remember something.
    • That song recalls to mind my childhood. (That song makes me remember my childhood.)
Related Idioms
  • Past recall: Something that cannot be undone or remembered.
    • The decision is past recall; we must live with the consequences. (The decision cannot be undone.)
  • A dim recall: A vague or unclear memory.
    • I have only a dim recall of my first day at school. (I have only a vague memory of my first day at school.)
recall

The company issued a recall for the defective toy.

Noun
  1. the act of removing an official by petition
  2. the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
    • he has total recall of the episode
  3. a bugle call that signals troops to return
  4. a call to return
    • the recall of our ambassador
  5. a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
Verb
  1. cause to be returned
    • recall the defective auto tires
    • The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt
  2. make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
    • The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty
  3. cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
    • She was recalled by a loud laugh
  4. summon to return
    • The ambassador was recalled to his country
    • The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession
  5. call to mind
    • His words echoed John F. Kennedy
  6. go back to something earlier
    • This harks back to a previous remark of his
  7. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
    • 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

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