asking vs recall

recall vs asking

asking and recall both are nouns.

asking is not a verb while recall is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
asking	Yes	No	No	No
recall	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, recall is a hyponym of asking; that is, recall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than asking:

asking: the verbal act of requesting
recall: a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

Other hyponyms of asking include notice, notification, indirect request, wish, invitation, appeal, entreaty, prayer, orison, petition, prayer, call, billing, charge, trick or treat, inquiring, questioning, order, callback.

asking (noun)	recall (noun)
the verbal act of requesting	the act of removing an official by petition
	the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
	a call to return
	a bugle call that signals troops to return
	a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

asking (verb)	recall (verb)
	recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
	cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
	go back to something earlier
	summon to return
	cause to be returned
	make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
	bring to mind

Difference between asking and recall

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