| VERB | possession | call back, recall, call in, withdraw | cause to be returned |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | call back, remember, retrieve, recall, call up, recollect, think | recall knowledge from memory | |
| communication | call back | return or repeat a telephone call | |
| communication | call back, recall | summon to return |
| Meaning | Cause to be returned. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt" | |
| Synonyms | recall, call in, withdraw | |
| Narrower | decommission | Withdraw from active service |
| Broader | take | Take into one's possession |
| Spanish | retirar, suprimir | |
| Catalan | retirar, suprimir | |
| Nouns | callback | a request by the manufacturer / manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair) |
| Meaning | recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s VERB-ing | |
| Synonyms | remember, retrieve, recall, call up, recollect, think | |
| Caused by | remind | put in the mind of someone |
| Narrower | know | perceive as familiar / familiar |
| recognize, recognise | perceive to be the same | |
| review, brush up, refresh | refresh one's memory | |
| Opposite | forget, block, blank out, draw a blank | Be unable to remember |
| Spanish | acordarse, acordar, evocar, recordar, rememorar | |
| Catalan | recordar, rememorar | |
| Meaning | Return or repeat a telephone call. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "I am busy right now--can you call back in an hour?" | |
| Broader | answer, reply, respond | React verbally |
| Spanish | volver a llamar | |
| Nouns | call-back | a return call |
| Meaning | summon to return. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | recall | |
| Broader | call, send for | Order, request, or command to come |
| Spanish | recordar, volver a llamar | |
| Nouns | call-back | the recall of an employee after a layoff |
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