recalling

4 definitions • 8 examples

present participle of

to bring the memory of a past event into your mind, and often to give a description of what you remember:

The old man recalled the city as it had been before the war.

"As I recall," he said with some irritation, "you still owe me €150."

[ + (that) ] He recalled (that) he had sent the letter over a month ago.

[ + question word ] Can you recall what happened last night?

[ + -ing verb ] She recalled seeing him outside the shop on the night of the robbery.

to cause you to think of a particular event, situation, or style:

His paintings recall the style of Picasso.

to order the return of a person who belongs to an organization or of products made by a company:

The ambassador was recalled when war broke out.

The company recalled thousands of jars of baby food after a salmonella scare.