call back

verb

1. cause to be returned (Freq. 1)

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recall the defective auto tires

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The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt

• Syn: ↑recall, ↑call in, ↑withdraw

• Derivationally related forms: ↑callback, ↑recall (for: ↑recall)

• Hypernyms: ↑take

• Hyponyms: ↑decommission

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

2. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection (Freq. 1)

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I can't remember saying any such thing

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I can't think what her last name was

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can you remember her phone number?

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Do you remember that he once loved you?

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call up memories

• Syn: ↑remember, ↑retrieve, ↑recall, ↑call up, ↑recollect, ↑think

• Ant: ↑forget (for: ↑remember)

• See Also: ↑think back (for: ↑think)

• Derivationally related forms:

↑thought (for: ↑think), ↑think (for: ↑think), ↑recollective (for: ↑recollect), ↑recollection (for: ↑recollect), ↑recall (for: ↑recall), ↑retrieval (for: ↑retrieve), ↑remembrance (for: ↑remember), ↑remembering (for: ↑remember)

• Hyponyms: ↑know, ↑recognize, ↑recognise, ↑review, ↑brush up, ↑refresh

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s that CLAUSE

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Somebody ——s VERB-ing

3. return or repeat a telephone call

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I am busy right now—can you call back in an hour?

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She left a message but the contractor never called back

• Derivationally related forms: ↑call-back

• Hypernyms: ↑answer, ↑reply, ↑respond

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

4. summon to return

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The ambassador was recalled to his country

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The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession

• Syn: ↑recall

• Derivationally related forms: ↑call-back, ↑recall (for: ↑recall)

• Hypernyms: ↑call, ↑send for

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s somebody

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ˌcall ˈback | ˌcall sb ˈback derived

to telephone sb again or to telephone sb who telephoned you earlier

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She said she'd call back.

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I'm waiting for someone to call me back with a price.

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