recall

UK /ɹɪˈkɔːl/ US /ɹɪˈkɔːl/
verb 5noun 5

Definitions

verb

1

To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).

2

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

He was recalled to service after his retirement.

She was recalled to London for the trial.

3

To remove an elected official through a petition and direct vote.

That stop-start-stop has created a groundswell of anger toward Mr. Newsom, a Democrat in the third year of his first term, that is increasingly fueling a movement to recall him from office in one of the bluest of blue states.

4

To bring back (someone) to or from a particular mental or physical state, activity etc.

5

To call back (a situation, event, etc.) to one's mind; to remember; to recollect.

Nevertheless, there were many passengers on the recent special trains to whom the immaculate little 80-year-old "Terrier," No. 32636, formerly Fenchurch, and its two L.B.S.C.R. coaches, recalled nostalgic memories of the old days on the line, when the trains were always spick and span; and days when the Kemp Town branch train was packed to capacity.

So many people have come and gone Their faces fade as the years go by Yet I still recall as I wander on As clear as the sun in the summer sky

noun

1

The action or fact of calling someone or something back.

recall campaign

The recall said that no injuries related to the potentially unsterile facility have been reported.

2

The action or fact of calling someone or something back.

recall petition

representative recall

3

The action or fact of calling someone or something back.

4

Memory; the ability to remember.

One little-known incident in No. 49's life is worth recall.

5

The fraction of (all) relevant material that is returned by a search.

precision and recall

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