recall
/ɹɪˈkɔl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To call back, bring back, or summon (someone) to a specific place, station, etc.
Transitive verb
verb
To remove an elected official through a petition and direct vote.
American usage; Transitive verb
verb
To bring back (someone) to or from a particular mental or physical state, activity etc.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "He was recalled to service after his retirement."
- "She was recalled to London for the trial."
- "Fernando Torres was recalled in place of the suspended Didier Drogba and he was only denied a goal in the opening seconds by Laurent Koscielny's intervention - a moment that set the tone for game filled with attacking quality and littered with errors."
- "That stop-start-stop has created a groundswell of anger toward Mr. Newsom, a Democrat in the third year of his first term, that is increasingly fueling a movement to recall him from office in one of the bluest of blue states."
- "Nevertheless, there were many passengers on the recent special trains to whom the immaculate little 80-year-old "Terrier," No. 32636, formerly Fenchurch, and its two L.B.S.C.R. coaches, recalled nostalgic memories of the old days on the line, when the trains were always spick and span; and days when the Kemp Town branch train was packed to capacity."
- "So many people have come and gone Their faces fade as the years go by Yet I still recall as I wander on As clear as the sun in the summer sky"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹɪˈkɔl/
- British English: /ɹɪˈkɔːl/