recall

re|call1 [ rı`kɔl ] verb ***

1. ) intransitive or transitive to remember something:

Twenty years later he could still clearly recall the event.

recall (that): I seem to recall that you said you would do that yesterday.

recall who/where/why etc.: Stephen frowned, trying to recall what had happened.

recall doing something: I don't recall seeing the document.

a ) to make you feel or experience something you have felt or experienced in the past:

The music recalls memories of childhood.

b ) transitive to remind you of someone or something similar:

a painter whose style recalls the Hudson River school

2. ) transitive if a company recalls a product, it asks people who bought it to return it because there is something wrong with it

3. ) transitive to order someone to return to their country or the place where they work, especially someone who works for their government:

He was recalled to active duty in the Navy.

Spain immediately recalled its ambassador for consultations.

a ) MAINLY BRITISH to choose a sports player to be in a team again after a period when they have not been in it:

recall someone to something: He was recalled to the team for the match against England.

as (far as) I recall

used for telling someone what you remember about a particular event, person, etc.:

As I recall, he was a good friend of Mike's.

recall

re|call 2 [ rı`kɔl, `ri,kɔl ] noun

1. ) uncount the ability to remember something:

She has almost total recall of her conversations with the President.

2. ) singular an occasion when a company asks people to return a product because there is something wrong with it:

The company ordered a recall of all 2,600 cars already sold.

3. ) singular an occasion when someone is ordered to return to their country or work:

The recall of an ambassador is a serious diplomatic action.

a ) MAINLY BRITISH an occasion when a sports player is chosen to be in a team again after a period when they have not been in it

beyond recall MAINLY LITERARY

impossible to have or experience again:

All those years, vanished beyond recall, seemed utterly wasted.