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Call back Common

Call back has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

Request for a second interview or audition, following a successful initial interview.

Verb
1

cause to be returned

"recall the defective auto tires"

"The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"

2

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

"I can't remember saying any such thing"

"I can't think what her last name was"

"can you remember her phone number?"

"Do you remember that he once loved you?"

"call up memories"

3

return or repeat a telephone call

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

"She left a message but the contractor never called back"

4

summon to return

"The ambassador was recalled to his country"

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

5

To request someone's return.

Example Sentences
"recall the defective auto tires" verb
"The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt" verb
"I can't remember saying any such thing" verb
"I can't think what her last name was" verb
"can you remember her phone number?" verb
"Do you remember that he once loved you?" verb
"call up memories" verb
"I am busy right now--can you call back in an hour?" verb
"She left a message but the contractor never called back" verb
"The ambassador was recalled to his country" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
block
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
take answer call
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
decommission know recognize review
Rhyming Words
ack cack fack yack lack rack nack mack hack tack zack gack pack back sack wack jack shack slack chack
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