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to recall

to recall

50 4.1
Order someone to return to their job or place
  • verb
  • /rɪˈkɔl/
  • Formal
translation icon : retirar (diplomático)
  • We would like to recall Miss... Gooding.
  • recall an ambassador

In terms of when I got recalled, there was letters provided from Sienna.

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Examples

  • Within a year or two, my government will recall me from my assignment here, and I shall go home for good.

    Jefferson in Paris (1995)

  • Only two months after he was released, he was recalled to prison for having breached his licence conditions.

  • No, Your Honor, but we reserve the right to recall the witness later.

    The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

  • What happened when your mission was recalled, Doctor?

    The Black Hole (1979)

  • In the meantime, I will be working hard to have you recalled to Moscow tomorrow, if possible.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • By the end of the ninth month, when the Bureau at last recalled him, the dog was long gone.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • I've been recalled to my regiment.

    The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)

  • When the US saw fit to recall its ambassador to Washington, Cerezo charged "US interference."

    Academic text (1990)

  • I heard a rumour that you'd been recalled to London.

    The Quiet American (2002)

  • The company decided to recall its workers to the office after the pandemic restrictions were lifted.

Synonyms

to call back
vsto recall
23 3.3

Ask someone to return after they have left

orders return specifically for employees or people sent for a task

Antonyms

to send away
43 3.0

Make someone leave a job or group because of a problem

Compounds

recall dose
  • Specialized
4.7

An extra vaccine or medicine given later to make the first one work well

How Official

to summon
  • Formal
200 5.3
to recall
  • Formal
50 4.1
to order
902 1.3
to call back
23 3.3
to ask
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

recall infinitive
recalled past
recalled past participle
recalling present participle
recalls third person singular

Morphology

recall = call (transparent) = re + call

The meaning 'call back' directly motivates the sense 'order someone to return'.

Etymology

Recall comes from the parts re- 'again' and call 'to call', so to recall a person is to 'call' them back to where they should be, which is why employers or governments may recall workers or representatives.