to remember or recall sth

  • 1recall — 1 verb (T) 1 REMEMBER STH (not in progressive) to deliberately remember a particular fact, event, or situation from the past, especially in order to tell someone about it: recall that: I seem to recall that Barry was with us at the time. | recall …

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  • 2recall — 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… …

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  • 3recall — 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,… …

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  • 4word — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 unit of language ADJECTIVE ▪ two letter, three letter, etc. ▪ monosyllabic, polysyllabic ▪ two syllable, three syllable …

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  • 5conversation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, short ▪ lengthy, long ▪ We engaged in a long conversation. ▪ endless, pointless …

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  • 6event — noun 1 sth that happens ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, important, major, significant ▪ historic, key, landmark, life changing …

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  • 7memory*/*/*/ — [ˈmem(ə)ri] noun 1) [C] something that you remember What are your most vivid memories (= very clear memories) of that period?[/ex] I have very fond memories of my childhood.[/ex] 2) [singular] the ability to remember things Your memory tends to… …

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  • 8incident — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ major, serious ▪ little, minor, small, trivial (esp. BrE) ▪ further ▪ After …

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  • 9occasion — noun 1 time when sth happens ADJECTIVE ▪ countless, many, multiple (esp. AmE), numerous ▪ It was the first of many such occasions. ▪ a few, several …

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  • 10long — 1 adjective 1 OBJECT/LINE measuring a great length or a greater length than usual from one end to the other: Cher used to have really long hair. | The line to get into the movie was so long we gave up. | The Aleutian Islands form the longest… …

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