recalling

1. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollectionExamples: "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"Synonyms: call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, thinkAntonyms: forget

2. go back to something earlierExamples: "This harks back to a previous remark of his"Synonyms: come back, hark back, recall, return

3. call to mindExamples: "His words echoed John F. Kennedy"Synonyms: echo, recall

4. summon to returnExamples: "The ambassador was recalled to his country"; "The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession"Synonyms: call back, recall

5. cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digressionExamples: "She was recalled by a loud laugh"Synonyms: recall

6. make unavailable; bar from sale or distributionExamples: "The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty"Synonyms: recallAntonyms: issue