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återkalla — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • recall verb To bring a past event or fact back into your mind; to remember.
  • reproduce verb To make a copy of something, such as an image, document, or sound.
  • rescind verb To officially cancel or revoke something, such as a law, order, or agreement.
  • revoke verb To officially cancel or withdraw something, such as a license, law, or permission.

Senses

återkalla is used for these senses in English:

  • recall (transitive) To request or order the return of (a faulty product). [from 20th c.]
  • reproduce (transitive) To bring something to mind; to recall.
  • rescind (transitive) To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect.
  • revoke (transitive) To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing.
  • take back (transitive) To cause (someone) to remember some past event or time.

recall — full definition

  1. verb To bring a past event or fact back into your mind; to remember.
  2. verb To officially call someone or something back.
  3. verb To request the return of a faulty product.
  4. verb To remove an elected official from office through a public vote.
  5. noun The ability to remember, or an instance of remembering.

reproduce — full definition

  1. verb To make a copy of something, such as an image, document, or sound.
  2. verb To produce offspring, biologically.
  3. verb To bring about the same result again, such as recreating an error or effect.

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