recall B1 Topic:Mind & Cognition Also spelled recal US /ɹɪˈkɔl/ UK /ɹɪˈkɔːl/ See IPA manual Freq #2879 Meanings 1 verb To bring something back to mind; to remember. I can't recall where I left my keys. 2 verb To order a product to be returned because of a fault. The company had to recall thousands of cars with faulty brakes. 3 verb To order someone to come back from where they have been sent. The ambassador was recalled to their country. 4 noun The ability to remember things. She has total recall of the entire episode. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to bring something back to... rememberrecollect 2 verb · to order a product to be... call backwithdraw 3 verb · to order someone to come... call back 4 noun · the ability to remember... recollection Word family Forms recalledrecallingrecalls Derived forms afairiircmisrecallnonrecalledrecallabilityrecallablerecalleerecallerrecallismrecallistrecallmentunrecalled Common collocations total recall Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From re- + call, probably modelled on Latin revocāre, French rappeler, English withcall. Topics Mind & Cognition Verbs of Movement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # recall **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈkɔl/ **IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈkɔːl/ **Frequency rank:** 2879 ## Meanings 1. To bring something back to mind; to remember. 2. To order a product to be returned because of a fault. 3. To order someone to come back from where they have been sent. 4. The ability to remember things. ## Examples - I can't recall where I left my keys. - The company had to recall thousands of cars with faulty brakes. - The ambassador was recalled to their country. - She has total recall of the entire episode. ## Derived Forms - afair - iirc - misrecall - nonrecalled - recallability - recallable - recallee - recaller - recallism - recallist - recallment - unrecalled ## Etymology From re- + call, probably modelled on Latin revocāre, French rappeler, English withcall. ## AI Etymology Recall comes from re- + call, probably modelled on Latin revocāre, French rappeler, English withcall. Modern senses include to bring something back to mind; to remember. and to order a product to be returned because of a fault.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as afair, iirc, misrecall, nonrecalled, recallability, and recallable. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition - Verbs of Movement markdown