recall

Definition

  • verb: to remember (something) from the past
  • verb: to call back
  • synonyms: cancel, revoke, withdraw

Examples

  • The government 'recalled' the soldiers to active duty. = The soldiers were 'recalled' to active duty.

  • He has 'total recall'. [=the ability to remember all the details of things exactly as they happened]

  • Her youth was (gone) 'beyond recall'. [=her youth was gone and could not be brought back]

Movie quotes

  • (..) when you fuck around with your brain. Your mind isn't like ours. When we remember things, the details are hazy, imperfect, but you recall memories perfectly. You relive them. What happened to the little girl in my dreams? Is she still in the park somewhere? And why was I reassigned (..)
    2016 TvShow: Westworld Title: Trace Decay Season: 1 Episode 8