recall-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: remember, cause to remember

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] RECALL NP2[patient[abstract]]

Examples:
John doesn't recall being taken to the hospital last night after his accident.
She is very good at recalling faces that she's only seen once.
She recalled how they used molasses instead of sugar during the food rationing.
His acting recalls the young Jimmy Stewart.
This book recalls the slower-paced life of a small rural town in the 1920s.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Evoking,Memory,Remembering_experience
PropBank: recall.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3

Sense Number 2: remove from circulation, defective products

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] RECALL NP2[product]
NOTE: what is recalled is a thing, not a person

Examples:
Several models of steel belt tires have been recalled.
The company is trying to recall ten lots of canned goods that may be contaminated.
They were forced to recall their brand of unpasteurized fruit juice.

Mappings:
VerbNet: banish-10.2
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: recall.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6, 7

Sense Number 3: summon or order someone back

Commentary: NP1[agent] RECALL NP2[patient[human]]
NOTE: what is recalled is a person

Examples:
The Panamanian ambassador was recalled from Peru.
The Fulham defender has been recalled to the Welsh squad for the World Cup.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: recall.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 4: restore or revive

Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1[agent] RECALL NP2[experiencer] NP1[cause] RECALL NP2[experiencer]
NOTE: implies a process or instrument which enabled the recall.

Examples:
The psychiatrist recalled his patient slowly from deep hypnosis.
The doctors basically recalled him from death just in the nick of time.
The loud knock at the door recalled Jane suddenly from her daydreams.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: recall.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5