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Recall: Definition, Examples, and Usage Guide (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：recollect (recall)

recall 🔊

/rɪˈkɔːl/

v., n.

to bring back a memory or information to your mind.

Person recalling a memory by window with soft sunlight

recollect 🔊

➕

/ˌrekəˈlekt/

v., n.

To bring a memory or piece of information back into conscious awareness, often deliberately.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

re- (again) + call (to shout/summon); literally 'to call again'.

💡 Mnemonic

Re- + call: 'Call again' to bring back a memory or summon a faulty product.

📖 Example

The teacher asked us to recall our happiest childhood memory and share it with the class. 🔊 The teacher asked us to bring our happiest childhood memory back to mind and share it with the class.

🔗 Collocations

recall a memory – to bring a specific memory back to mind

recall vividly – to remember something in very clear detail

recall details – to bring specific facts or aspects back to memory

🔄 Synonyms

remember (v.) – to have or keep an image or idea in your mind of something from the past

recollect (v.) – to succeed in bringing a memory back to your mind, often after effort

reminisce (v.) – to talk or think about pleasant past events

🚫 Antonyms

forget (v.) – to be unable to bring a memory or piece of information to mind

overlook (v.) – to fail to notice or remember something

disregard (v.) – to intentionally refuse to consider or remember something

🌱 Derivatives

recollection (n.) – the act or power of remembering something

recallable (adj.) – able to be brought back to memory

recall (n.) – the ability to remember something

📖 Cultural Story

From Latin 'recallare' via Old French 'recaller'. Originally a legal/military term for summoning someone back, later extended to memory and product safety. Modern high-frequency use: product recalls in consumer electronics.

Meaning 2：product recall (recall)

recall 🔊

/rɪˈkɔːl/

v., n.

when a company asks customers to return a product because it has a problem.

product recall 🔊

➕

/ˈprɒdʌkt rɪˈkɔːl/

v., n.

A company's request for customers to return a defective or potentially dangerous product, often for repair or replacement.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The smartphone company had to recall thousands of devices because of a potential battery overheating issue. 🔊 The smartphone company was forced to request the return of thousands of devices due to a possible battery overheating problem.

🔗 Collocations

issue a recall – to officially announce that a product must be returned

voluntary recall – a recall initiated by the company without government order

recall notice – a formal communication informing customers about a product recall

🔄 Synonyms

call back (v.) – to ask for the return of a product because of a defect

withdraw (v.) – to remove a product from the market or from sale

retrieve (v.) – to get something back, especially from customers

🚫 Antonyms

release (v.) – to make a product available for sale

launch (v.) – to introduce a new product into the market

certify (v.) – to officially confirm that a product meets safety standards

🌱 Derivatives

recallable (adj.) – subject to being recalled (e.g., a defective product)

recall (n.) – the act of asking for a product to be returned