RECALLING - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

the act of removing an official by petition

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

Example: he has total recall of the episode

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

a bugle call that signals troops to return

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

a call to return

Example: the recall of our ambassador

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Verb

cause to be returned

Example: recall the defective auto tires; The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

make unavailable

Example: bar from sale or distribution; The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Verb

call to mind

Example: His words echoed John F. Kennedy

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Verb

recall knowledge from memory

Example: 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

Meaning 10

Part of speech: Verb

cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression

Example: She was recalled by a loud laugh

Meaning 11

Part of speech: Verb

summon to return

Example: The ambassador was recalled to his country; The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession

Meaning 12

Part of speech: Verb

go back to something earlier

Example: This harks back to a previous remark of his