recalled
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
An inflected form of recall · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,644 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,307 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection also: remember, retrieve, call back, call up, recollect, think I can't remember saying any such thingI can't think what her last name was
- go back to something earlier also: hark back, return, come back This harks back to a previous remark of his
- call to mind also: echo His words echoed John F. Kennedy
- summon to return also: call back The ambassador was recalled to his countryThe company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession
- cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression She was recalled by a loud laugh
- make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty
recalled in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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But the preparations for India recalled it to mind.
The Adventures of Kathlyn · Harold MacGrath · Chapter 1
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I recalled Miss Euston's overheard conversation in the tea-room.
The Treasure-Train · Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve · Chapter 1
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But one look at Jim's anxious face recalled their circumstances.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1
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The child was preparing to depart when M. Daburon recalled him.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Often during those years of adventurous wanderings the memory of Ralph Bastin had recalled that wonderful service.
The Mark of the Beast · Sydney Watson · Chapter 1