recall
verb
[ rɪˈkɔːl ]
• bring (a fact, event, or situation) back into one's mind; remember.
• "I can still vaguely recall being taken to the hospital"
Similar:
remember,
recollect,
call to mind,
think of,
think back on/to,
look back on,
cast one's mind back to,
reminisce about,
hark back to,
mind,
• officially order (someone) to return to a place.
• "the Panamanian ambassador was recalled from Peru"
Similar:
summon back,
order back,
call back,
bring back,
recall
noun
• the action or faculty of remembering something learned or experienced.
• "people's understanding and subsequent recall of stories or events"
• an act or instance of officially recalling someone or something.
• "a recall of Parliament"
Similar:
summoning back,
ordering back,
calling back,
summons,
revocation,
rescinding,
cancellation,
cancelling,
retraction,
retracting,
countermanding,
withdrawal,
abrogation,
repeal,
vetoing,
veto,
annulment,
invalidation,
nullification,
rescission,
• the proportion of the number of relevant documents retrieved from a database in response to an inquiry.
• "expert systems can produce solutions with the speed, recall, accuracy, and consistency that only a computer can provide"
Origin:
late 16th century (as a verb): from re- ‘again’ + call, suggested by Latin revocare or French rappeler ‘call back’.
