call back

/kˈɔːl bˈak/

/kˈɔːl bˈæk/

to call back

MAIN VERB

to remember something or someone from the past

synonyms : call up

antonyms : forget

cause to be returned

synonyms : call in

summon to return

synonyms : recall

totally submissive

synonyms : cringing

to return a phone call or contact someone again when the first attempt to communicate was missed or unsuccessful

Examples

1. The doctor was called back to the hospital for an urgent surgery.

2. The CEO was called back to the headquarters for an emergency meeting.

3. -I call back.

4. Within minutes, the president calls back.