Verb
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summon to return
"The ambassador was recalled to his country"
"The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession"
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return or repeat a telephone call
"I am busy right now--can you call back in an hour?"
"She left a message but the contractor never called back"
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recall knowledge from memory
have a recollection
"I can't remember saying any such thing"
"I can't think what her last name was"
"can you remember her phone number?"
"Do you remember that he once loved you?"
"call up memories"
- call up -
cause to be returned
"recall the defective auto tires"
"The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
- call in