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recalled

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ɹɪˈkɔɫd// UK //ɹɪkˈɔːld// re·called

v. to remember something from the past. You use this when you bring a specific detail or event back into your mind.

v. to bring a past event, image, or detail back into one's conscious mind. Transitive; often followed by a noun phrase or a 'that' clause.


SIMPLE

She recalled the exact moment they first met.

CONTEXTUAL

During the interview, the witness recalled seeing a dark blue car parked outside the building at midnight.

COMPLEX

Although decades had passed since the war, the veteran recalled the names of his comrades with a clarity that surprised even his closest family members.

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The verb is transitive and can take a direct object, a gerund, or a 'that' clause.

Pitfall

I recalled about my childhoodI recalled my childhoodRecall is a transitive verb and does not require the preposition 'about' before the object.

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