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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Recall \Re*call"\ (r[-e]*k[add]l"), v. t.
     1. To call back; to summon to return; as, to recall troops;
        to recall an ambassador.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If Henry were recalled to life again. --Shak.
  
     2. To revoke; to annul by a subsequent act; to take back; to
        withdraw; as, to recall words, or a decree.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Passed sentence may not be recall'd.  --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To call back to mind; to revive in memory; to recollect;
        to remember; as, to recall bygone days.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Recall \Re*call"\, n.
     1. A calling back; a revocation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              'T is done, and since 't is done, 't is past recall.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Mil.) A call on the trumpet, bugle, or drum, by which
        soldiers are recalled from duty, labor, etc. --Wilhelm.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Political Science)
        (a) The right or procedure by which a public official,
            commonly a legislative or executive official, may be
            removed from office, before the end of his term of
            office, by a vote of the people to be taken on the
            filing of a petition signed by a required number or
            percentage of qualified voters.
        (b) Short for
  
     recall of judicial decisions, the right or procedure by
        which the decision of a court may be directly reversed or
        annulled by popular vote, as was advocated, in 1912, in
        the platform of the Progressive party for certain cases
        involving the police power of the state.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Recall \Re*call"\, n. (Political Science)
     (a) The right or procedure by which a public official,
         commonly a legislative or executive official, may be
         removed from office, before the end of his term of
         office, by a vote of the people to be taken on the filing
         of a petition signed by a required number or percentage
         of qualified voters.
     (b) Short for
  
     recall of judicial decisions, the right or procedure by
        which the decision of a court may be directly reversed or
        annulled by popular vote, as was advocated, in 1912, in
        the platform of the Progressive party for certain cases
        involving the police power of the state.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Recall \Re*call"\, v. t.
     1. To call back; to summon to return; as, to recall troops;
        to recall an ambassador.
  
     2. To revoke; to annul by a subsequent act; to take back; to
        withdraw; as, to recall words, or a decree.
  
              Passed sentence may not be recall'd.  --Shak.
  
     3. To call back to mind; to revive in memory; to recollect;
        to remember; as, to recall bygone days.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Recall \Re*call"\, n.
     1. A calling back; a revocation.
  
              'T his done, and since 't is done, 't is past
              recall.                               --Dryden.
  
     2. (Mil.) A call on the trumpet, bugle, or drum, by which
        soldiers are recalled from duty, labor, etc. --Wilhelm.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  recall
       n 1: a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to
            return the product (as for replacement or repair) [syn:
            callback]
       2: a call to return; "the recall of our ambassador"
       3: a bugle call that signals troops to return
       4: the process of remembering (especially the process of
          recovering information by mental effort); "he has total
          recall of the episode" [syn: recollection, reminiscence]
       5: the act of removing an official by petition
       v 1: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't
            remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her
            last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?";
            "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up
            memories" [syn: remember, retrieve, call back, call
            up, recollect, think] [ant: forget]
       2: go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous
          remark of his" [syn: hark back, return, come back]
       3: call to mind; "His words echoed John F. Kennedy" [syn: echo]
       4: summon to return; "The ambassador was recalled to his
          country"; "The company called back many of the workers it
          had laid off during the recession" [syn: call back]
       5: cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to
          return from a reverie or digression; "She was recalled by
          a loud laugh"
       6: make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution; "The
          company recalled the product when it was found to be
          faulty" [ant: issue]
       7: cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires";
          "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
          [syn: call in, call back, withdraw]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  recall
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 ανακαλώ
     2 ανακαλώ στη μνήμη, θυμάμαι, ενθυμούμαι
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 ανακαλώ
     2 ανακαλώ στη μνήμη, θυμάμαι, ενθυμούμαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  re-call
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) (alternative form of en recall t=To call again.)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  recall
     Portuguese n.
     (l en recall) (gloss: return of faulty products)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  re-call
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) (alternative form of en recall t=To call again.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  recall
     n.
     1 The action or fact of calling someone or something back.
     2 # Request of the return of a faulty product.
     3 # (lb en chiefly US politics) The right or procedure by which a
  public official may be removed from office before the end of their term
  of office, by a vote of the people to be taken on the filing of a
  petition signed by a required number or percentage of qualified voters.
     4 # (lb en US politics) The right or procedure by which the decision
  of a court may be directly reversed or annulled by popular vote, as was
  advocated, in 1912, in the platform of the (w Progressive Party (United
  States, 1912) Progressive Party) for certain cases involving the police
  power of the state.
     5 memory; the ability to remember.
     6 (lb en information retrieval machine learning) The fraction of
  (all) relevant material that is returned by a search.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to
  revoke (an order). (from 16th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To call back, bring back or summon (someone) to
  a specific place, station etc. (from 16th c.)
     3 (lb en transitive US politics) To remove an elected official
  through a petition and direct vote.
     4 (lb en transitive) To bring back (someone) (m en to) or (m en from)
  a particular mental or physical state, activity etc. (from 16th c.)
     5 (lb en transitive) To call back (a situation, event etc.) to one's
  mind; to remember, recollect. (from 16th c.)
     6 (lb en transitive intransitive) To call again, to call another
  time. (from 17th c.)
     7 (lb en transitive) To request or order the return of (a faulty
  product). (from 20th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  re-call
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) (alternative form of en recall t=To call again.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  recall
     Portuguese n.
     (l en recall) (gloss: return of faulty products)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  re-call
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) (alternative form of en recall t=To call again.)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  recall
     Portuguese n.
     (l en recall) (gloss: return of faulty products)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  recall
     Englanti n.
     1 muisti, muistaminen, palauttaminen mieleen
     2 takaisinkutsu, kutsu korjattavaksi
     Englanti vb.
     1 muistaa
     2 kerätä takaisin
     3 kutsua takaisin (lähettiläs tms.)
     4 kutsua korjattavaksi (tuote tms.)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  recall
     Engelska n.
     1 minne, hågkomst
     2 återkallande, tillbakakallande
     Engelska vb.
     1 minnas, komma ihåg
     2 kalla in, återkalla

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  recall /ɹˈiːkɔːl/
  onthou

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Recall /ɹˈiːkɔːl/
  الإستدعاء

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  recall //ɹiˈkɔl// //ɹɪˈkɔl// //ɹɪˈkɔːl// //ˈɹiˌkɔl// //ˈɹiːkɔːl// 
  1. връщам, отзовавам
  to call (someone) back to a specific place, station
  2. отзовавам
  to order the return of (faulty product)
  3. спомням си
  to remember, recollect