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

  • (..) -Where's my nose? -Here it is. -Here's your arm. -Give me that. That's mine. Honey, the mustache? l don't recall playtime being quite that strenuous. Andy never played with us like that. We're just gonna have to make the best of it. But these toddlers, (..)
    2010 Toy Story 3