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

  • (..) What do you fear, my lady? A cage. To stay behind bars until use and old age accept them. And all chance of valor has gone beyond recall or desire. You're a daughter of kings... ...a shieldmaiden of Rohan. I do not think that would be your fate. . It's vulnerable. He knows this. (..)
    2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers