to recall an ambassador

  • 1Recall — Re*call (r[ e]*k[add]l ), v. t. 1. To call back; to summon to return; as, to recall troops; to recall an ambassador. [1913 Webster] If Henry were recalled to life again. Shak. 2. To revoke; to annul by a subsequent act; to take back; to withdraw; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2recall — ♦♦ recalls, recalling, recalled (The verb is pronounced [[t]rɪkɔ͟ːl[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]ri͟ːkɔːl[/t]].) 1) VERB When you recall something, you remember it and tell others about it. [V that] Henderson recalled that he first met… …

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  • 3ambassador — n. 1) to appoint an ambassador 2) to recall an ambassador 3) an ambassador extraordinary; an ambassador plenipotentiary; an ambassador at large 4) a goodwill; roving ambassador 5) an ambassador to (our ambassador to Rome) * * * [æm bæsədə] an… …

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  • 4recall — re•call v. [[t]rɪˈkɔl[/t]] n. [[t]rɪˈkɔl, ˈri kɔl[/t]] for 7 13; v. t. 1) to bring back from memory; recollect; remember 2) gov to call or order back: to recall an ambassador[/ex] 3) to bring (one s thoughts, attention, etc.) back to matters… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 5recall — re‧call [rɪˈkɔːl ǁ ˈkɒːl] verb [transitive] 1. COMMERCE if a company recalls one of its products, it asks customers to return it because there may be something wrong with it: • The company was forced to recall one range of cereals after several… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 6Recall — may refer to:*Product recall *Recall election *Letter to recall sent to return an ambassador from a country, either as a diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and is being replaced by another envoy *Recall to… …

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  • 7recall — re|call1 W2S3 [rıˈko:l US ˈri:ko:l] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(remember something)¦ 2¦(person)¦ 3¦(product)¦ 4¦(computer)¦ 5¦(be similar to something)¦ 6¦(politics)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(REMEMBER SOMETHING)¦ [I,T not in progressive] to remember a particular fact,… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8recall — re|call1 [ rı kɔl ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to remember something: Twenty years later he could still clearly recall the event. recall (that): I seem to recall that you said you would do that yesterday. recall who/where/why etc.:… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9recall — I UK [rɪˈkɔːl] / US [rɪˈkɔl] verb Word forms recall : present tense I/you/we/they recall he/she/it recalls present participle recalling past tense recalled past participle recalled *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to remember something Twenty… …

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  • 10recall — 1. verb 1) he recalled his student days Syn: remember, recollect, call to mind; think back on/to, look back on, reminisce about Ant: forget 2) their exploits recall the days of chivalry Syn …

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