recall1 verbrecall2 noun
recallre‧call1 /rɪˈkɔːl $ ˈriːkɒːl/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb 
VERB TABLE
recall
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | recall |
| he, she, it | recalls | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | recalled |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have recalled |
| he, she, it | has recalled | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had recalled |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will recall |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have recalled |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am recalling |
| he, she, it | is recalling | |
| you, we, they | are recalling | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was recalling |
| you, we, they | were recalling | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been recalling |
| he, she, it | has been recalling | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been recalling |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be recalling |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been recalling |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- "I didn't like him very much," Kev recalled. "He was arrogant."
- a style of film-making that recalls Alfred Hitchcock
- As a child, she recalled, her parents had seemed very happy together.
- David recalled an incident that took place in the family home some 12 years previously.
- He didn't like to recall what a disaster his business venture had been.
- Howard sighed. He could not recall ever being this tired before.
- I recall that on at least one occasion I saw him taking money from the office.
- Over 10,000 of the faulty irons had to be recalled from store shelves.
- The company voluntarily recalled about 11,000 of the devices to check them for defects.
- The meeting went very well, as I recall.
- Thousands of car baby-seats have had to be recalled after a fault was discovered in the safety harness.
- About 30 ambassadors were recalled to Moscow to explain their conduct in the coup.
- All the same, it was difficult to recall the legend exactly.
- As he later recalled, it was a damp, cold day.
- For example, recall that in Euclidean geometry the sum of the angles of any triangle is always 1800.
- Opposition is seen as traumatic, a frightening situation because it recalls the violence of Mecca before the triumph of the One.
- She recalls few low points in the four years since going public and has never regretted that decision.
- The visitors recall medium pacer Martin Howie after completing a college course and Paul Johnson also returns.
THESAURUS
to form an idea in your mind of people, events, places etc from the past: · I remember Janine – she lived in that house on the corner.· I can’t remember how the film ends.· He remembered meeting her at a party once.
to remember a particular fact, event, or situation, especially in order to tell someone about it: · Can you recall where your husband was that night?· She recalled that he had seemed a strange, lonely man.
formal to remember an event or situation: · Harry smiled as he recollected the scene.· She tried to recollect what had happened next in her dream.
to learn facts, a piece of writing or music etc, so that you can remember them later: · He’s trying to memorize his speech.· Don’t write down your PIN number, memorize it.
to think about something that happened in the past: · I thought back to when I was his age.· Looking back, I should have been more patient with her.· We need to stop looking back and start thinking about the future.
to talk about pleasant events, people, experiences etc from the past, because you want to remember them or enjoy talking about them: · They were reminiscing about old times.· I used to spend hours listening to my grandfather reminisce.
to remember something important when you are doing something, because it could affect what you do: · Bear in mind that this is the first time he’s done this.
used to say that you know a word or a name but that you have difficulty remembering it at this exact moment: · His name’s on the tip of my tongue. I’ll think of it in a minute.
to make you think of another person, thing, or time, because they are similar: · It reminds me of the time when I first started teaching.· The taste reminded him of school dinners.
Longman Language Activatorto remember someone or something from the past if you remember something that happened, something you did, or someone or something you used to know, the thought of them comes back into your mind: · Do you remember your first day at school?· Oh yes, I remember now. We met him at the last conference, didn't we?· You remember the way to the bathroom, don't you?· Yes, I remember Janine. She lived in that house on the corner, and she had a pet rabbit.remember who/what/where/how: · Can you remember what the man looked like?· I can't remember how the film ends. remember (that): · He remembered that he had felt just the same way when he first started working.remember doing something: · He remembered meeting her at a party once.· Older citizens remember eating soyabeans during the Depression.remember somebody doing something: · I don't remember him being that good at athletics in school.· He remembers Leonard coming home late at night, covered in blood.
especially spoken to think about something that happened in the past because you want to remember it: · She tried to think back and remember exactly what Jim had said.· Thinking back, I should have been more assertive.think back/look back to: · Think back to last year. Look how bad things were then.· When I think back to how it all started, I'm amazed.think back/look back on: · When I look back on those days, it always makes me sad.· When I think back on it now, I realize I expected too much from her.think back five years/two days etc (=try to remember what happened five years, two days etc ago): · I tried to think three years back. Where was it we had met?
to deliberately remember a particular fact, event, or situation from the past in order to tell someone about it, especially in a law court or other official situation: · David recalled an incident that took place in the family home some 12 years previously.· "I didn't like him very much," Kev recalled. "He was arrogant."· As a child, she recalled, her parents had seemed very happy together.recall what/how/when etc: · He didn't like to recall what a disaster his business venture had been.recall that: · I recall that on at least one occasion I saw him taking money from the office.recall doing something: · Howard sighed. He could not recall ever being this tired before.as I recall (=that is what I recall): · The meeting went very well, as I recall.
to be able to remember something, especially by deliberately trying to remember: · I recognize his face but I can't seem to recollect much about him.· "The lawyers distorted what I wanted to say," recollects Hansen grimly.· I can still recollect every detail of that meeting.recollect who/why/how etc: · Only later did she recollect where she'd seem him before.recollect that: · We have nine children, and I don't recollect that I ever felt the need to hit any of them.recollect doing something: · I do not recollect ever having been to Ohio, although my mother says we went there when I was a child.
to talk about pleasant events, people, experiences etc from the past, because you want to remember them or enjoy talking about them: · At club meetings, we like to reminisce, remembering old times.reminisce about: · I used to spend hours listening to my grandfather reminisce about life in the army.· Lazlo enjoyed reminiscing about his life in Poland before he went to America.
something that you remember from the past about a person, place, or experience: · This place holds lots of memories for us.· Now, his experiences were just a painful memory.· We had to write a story about our earliest memory (=the first event you can remember in your life).memory of: · I have lots of happy memories of my time in Japan.bring back memories (=makes someone think of a happy time in the past): · We're playing the old songs that I'm sure will bring back memories for you.
the slightly sad feeling you have when you remember happy things from the past: · There's a mood of nostalgia throughout the whole book.· a bittersweet film of nostalgia and innocencenostalgia for: · Reagan appealed to the average American's sense of nostalgia for a golden age.
to stop selling something if a company takes a product off the market , it stops producing it and shops stop selling it: · The mineral water was taken off the market while tests were being made.· Sales of the newspaper were so poor that it was taken off the market within a couple of months.· The Federal Drug Administration has said that all products containing the additive must be taken off the market immediately.
if a shop or a company withdraws a product, it makes it unavailable for people to buy by removing it from shops: · Newsagents across the country have withdrawn the magazine after numerous complaints from women's groups.· After two children had been hurt, the company was forced to withdraw the toy from store shelves.withdraw something from sale: · Christmas decorations were withdrawn from sale yesterday following a fire-risk warning.
if a company recalls a product, they ask all the shops that sell it and the people that have bought it to send it back to them for checking, because there may be something wrong with it: · Thousands of car baby-seats have had to be recalled after a fault was discovered in the safety harness.· The company voluntarily recalled about 11,000 of the devices to check them for defects.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
As I recall, it was you who suggested this idea in the first place.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
1remember something [intransitive, transitive not in progressive] to remember a particular fact, event, or situation from the past: As I recall, it was you who suggested this idea in the first place.· There is a sense of anticipatory disillusion among those who recall how the high hopes of 1986 were dashed.· Schiff said he could not recall how the panel settled on the $ 300, 000 figure.· Mr Cunningham was supporting Arsenal on that day, and vividly recalled how excited he became during the match.· Colton recalled how the proponents took their idea to the state historical commission in 1987 and received approval for the marker.· I can't even recall how I ended up with Derek - if that was his real name.· With a sigh of relief he recalled how lucky he was on the night he disposed of the clothes in the skip.· He stayed immobile, trying desperately to identify where he was and to recall how he had got there.· I can look back with pride on recalling how well I had adapted myself to this trade, and all aspects involved.
· She sang Schubert's song Erlkonig in a way I can still recall.· A quarter of a century later he still recalled the incident.· Many Conservatives still recalled the disarray into which the Macmillan administration had plunged after its striking election victory in 1959.· Williams said, still recalling his awe at being in the presence of star dancers like Truitte.· I still recall the day John Kennedy died.· This made a strong impression on Carter, who still recalled the results in his letter to me two decades later.· Becky could still recall that first meeting clearly.· See, I still recall your habits.
· I vividly recall attending a rehearsal in Salzburg at Whitsuntide 1977.· She vividly recalled the flinch Philippe registered when she asked him what a severance package for Manion might cost.· I have attended more debates on these matters than any other hon. Member and I vividly recall many of them.· We've done this once or twice before, as I vividly recall.· One moment which I recall vividly illuminates the problematic position in which I had placed myself.· I vividly recall meeting the young man in 1979 for the first time.· Mr Cunningham was supporting Arsenal on that day, and vividly recalled how excited he became during the match.· The danger, the boredom, the ever-present discipline along with the exhilaration of aviation training are all vividly recalled.
You don’t happen to recall his name, do you?recall (that) I seem to recall I’ve met him before somewhere.recall doing something I don’t recall seeing any cars parked outside.recall what/how/where etc I can’t recall who gave me the information. As I recall, it was you who suggested this idea in the first place.► see thesaurus at remember2person [transitive] to officially tell someone to come back to a place or grouprecall somebody to something Cole was recalled to the squad to replace the injured Quinn.recall somebody from something The Ambassador was recalled from Washington.3product [transitive] if a company recalls one of its products, it asks people who have bought it to return it because there may be something wrong with it: The cars had to be recalled due to an engine fault.4computer [transitive] to bring information back onto the screen of a computer5be similar to something [transitive] if something recalls something else, it makes you think of it because it is very similar: The furnishings recall the 1960s.6politics [transitive] American English to vote to remove someone from their political positionrecall1 verbrecall2 noun
recallre‧call2 /rɪˈkɔːl, ˈriːkɔːl $ -ɒːl/ noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Dinali has a brilliant mind, with almost total recall of what she has read.
- Even in old age, his powers of recall were astonishing.
- Families were overjoyed to hear about the recall of Allied seamen to their own countries.
- In advanced cases of the disease, there is a very rapid loss of recall and a decay of memory.
- They put a notice in the press ordering the recall of all the baby food that might have been contaminated.
- As Kennedy said throughout the recall campaign, water rates had to be increased to finance needed improvements in the system.
- Exhaustivity of indexing has some impact on recall and precision.
- In addition to simple rage over the hike in water bills, other issues fueled the recall movement.
- In the second section the recall results are reported and relationships between risk and recall are analysed.
- Our results pertain to a sample of 101 subjects, in many of whom the birth weight was obtained by maternal recall.
- That would be the fourth recall in five years.
- Thousands of dangerous Candy machines are still in use despite a recall by the manufacturers.
Longman Language Activatorthe ability to remember things
a person's ability to remember facts or past events: · He's got a good memory, but I wouldn't call him intelligent.memory for: · I've got a terrible memory for names.do something from memory: · These stories were told and retold, mainly from memory.lose your memory (=no longer have the ability to remember things): · Was she losing her memory as well as her teeth?photographic memory (=the ability to remember exactly every detail of something you have seen): · She is blessed with a photographic memory.
the ability to take information from your memory in order to use it: · Even in old age, his powers of recall were astonishing.· In advanced cases of the disease, there is a very rapid loss of recall and a decay of memory.total recall (=the ability to remember everything you want to remember): · Dinali has a brilliant mind, with almost total recall of what she has read.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He had total recall (=remembered everything) of every play in the game.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
He had total recall (=remembered everything) of every play in the game.· Neville's total recall could not totally recall any.· From the age of six onward, Vologsky had been able to apply almost total recall to figures of any sort.· But I possessed that night an almost total recall of physical sensations.· You could wake up tomorrow with total recall.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1memory [uncountable] the ability to remember something that you have learned or experienced: - In Russia, efforts at political change are linked beyond recall with the problem of supplying food.
- Daks are known to bounce back, but this one looks beyond recall.
- He hung left to the rails and by the time Willie Carson was able to switch him, Declassified was beyond recall.
- If he is beyond recall, then she at least surely deserves a little compassion.
- Perhaps she had already compromised herself beyond recall by accepting the invitation.
A child’s recall is usually accurate. He had total recall (=remembered everything) of every play in the game.2order to return [singular, uncountable] an official order telling someone to return to a place, especially before they expected torecall of the recall of their ambassador3beyond recall impossible to bring back or remember4product [countable] when a company asks people to return a product they have bought because there may be something wrong with it5politics [singular, uncountable] American English a vote to remove someone from their political position, or the act of being removed by a voterecall of the recall of four city council members