recall
To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).
Verb 4 meanings
To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).
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.
To bring back (someone) to or from a particular mental or physical state, activity etc.
Noun 3 meanings
The action or fact of calling someone or something back.
“recall campaign”
Memory; the ability to remember.
The fraction of (all) relevant material that is returned by a search.
“precision and recall”
Etymology
From re- + call, probably modelled on Latin revocāre, French rappeler, English withcall.
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RECALL at a glance
RECALL has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + C 3 + A 1 + L 1 + L 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,580 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with recall
All rhymesOne letter away
- BECALL10
- RECALS8
- REFALL9
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