call back

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call back

The manager will call back the employee tomorrow.

Definition

  1. Verb (transitive):

    • To summon someone to return: To officially or formally request that a person return to a place, especially to their home country or to a job.
    • To request the return of a product: To ask consumers to return a product to the manufacturer or seller, typically because it is defective or dangerous.
    • To retrieve from memory: To recall or remember something; to bring a thought or memory back to one's mind.

  2. Verb (intransitive):

    • To return a telephone call: To telephone someone again, especially in response to a message or a previous missed call.
Usage and Examples

  • Verb (transitive - summon to return):

    • The company decided to call back the employees after the project was approved.
    • During the crisis, all diplomats were called back to the capital.

  • Verb (transitive - request product return):

    • The car manufacturer had to call back thousands of vehicles due to a faulty brake system.
    • The store called back the contaminated food items immediately.

  • Verb (transitive - retrieve from memory):

    • I cannot call back his name, even though I met him last week.
    • She tried to call back the details of the conversation.

  • Verb (intransitive - return a phone call):

    • He's in a meeting; can you call back in 30 minutes?
    • I left a voicemail, but she hasn't called back yet.
Advanced Usage
  • "call back to": This phrasal verb can be used to mean 'to cause someone to remember or think of something from the past'.
    • The design of the new model calls back to the classic cars of the 1960s. (It evokes memories of/ pays homage to the classic cars.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Recall (verb): A close synonym with significant overlap, especially for the meanings 'to summon back' and 'to remember'. "Recall" is often more formal for product returns ("issue a recall").
  • Callback (noun): The act of calling back. It can refer to a return phone call, a request for a product return, or a follow-up interview/audition.
    • I'm waiting for a callback about the job.
    • The software update was distributed after a callback of the initial version.
Synonyms
  • Summon back: To order someone to return.
  • Recollect: To remember something.
  • Ring back / Phone back: To return a telephone call (more common in British English).
  • Retrieve: To get or bring something back (can apply to memory).
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Call in: Similar to 'call back' for summoning people (e.g., ), but can also mean to telephone a place to give or receive information.
  • Call up: Can mean to summon for military service or, informally, to recall a memory ().
Related Idioms
  • Have a good call-back rate: (Business idiom) Refers to the percentage of potential customers who return a salesperson's call, indicating effectiveness.
  • A callback audition: (Performance idiom) A second, more selective audition for actors, performers, or models.
call back

The manager will call back the employee tomorrow.

Verb
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. cause to be returned
    • recall the defective auto tires
    • The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt

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