go back vs recall

recall vs go back

go back is not a noun while recall is a noun.

go back and recall both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
go back	No	No	Yes	No
recall	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, recall is a hypernym of go back; that is, recall is a word with a broader meaning than go back:

go back: return in thought or speech to something
recall: go back to something earlier

Other hypernyms of go back include come back, hark back, return.

go back (noun)	recall (noun)
	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)

go back (verb)	recall (verb)
regain a former condition after a financial loss	recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
return in thought or speech to something	cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
belong to an earlier time	go back to something earlier
	summon to return
	cause to be returned
	make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
	bring to mind

Difference between go back and recall

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