recall

Change speaker

You're listening to Joanna
She has an American accent.

NGSL Rank: 1385
recall
rɪˈkɔːl Listen
Meanings
verb
  • bring (a fact, event, or situation) back into one's mind; remember.
    E.g. I can still vaguely recall being taken to the hospital
  • officially order (someone) to return to a place.
    E.g. the Panamanian ambassador was recalled from Peru
noun
  • the action or faculty of remembering something learned or experienced.
    E.g. people's understanding and subsequent recall of stories or events
  • an act or instance of officially recalling someone or something.
    E.g. a recall of Parliament
  • the proportion of the number of relevant documents retrieved from a database in response to an inquiry.
    E.g. expert systems can produce solutions with the speed, recall, accuracy, and consistency that only a computer can provide

Practise saying this word

recall
Joanna
YouReset