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re-call

verb

re-call is a verb meaning “Alternative form of recall (“To call again.”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-E-C-A-L-L.

What does re-call mean?

verb

  1. 1

    Alternative form of recall (“To call again.”).

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Forms of re-call

  • re-calls present, singular, he/she/it
  • re-calling participle, present
  • re-called participle, past

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Words people confuse with re-call

Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).

Also written: recall (one word or two).

Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).

Where does re-call come from?

From re- + call, with hyphen to avoid confusion with recall (“remember”).

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).