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

  • (..) # And stars that fell # # Like the rain # # Out of the blue # # When my life is through # # And the angels ask me # # To recall # # The thrill of them all # # Then I will tell them # # I remember # # Tell them I remember # # Tell them I remember you. # (..)
    2003 House of 1000 Corpses
  • (..) # And stars that fell # # Like the rain out of the blue # # When my life is through # # And the angels ask me # # To recall # # The thrill of them all # # Then I will tell them # # I remember you # # I remember # # Two distant bells # (..)
    2003 House of 1000 Corpses