recall
To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).
Other meanings
To call back, bring back or summon (someone) to a specific place, station, etc.
“He was recalled to service after his retirement.”
To remove an elected official through a petition and direct vote.
Related words
- misrecall
- recallability
- recallable
- recallee
- recaller
- recallism
- recallist
- recallment
- nonrecalled
- unrecalled
- AFAIR
- IIRC
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “recall” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.