call back

See also: callback

English

Noun

call back (plural call backs or calls back)

1. Alternative form of callback.

Verb

call back (third-person singular simple present calls back, present participle calling back, simple past and past participle called back)

1. To request someone's return; to bring back or restore; to recall.

   Synonym: withcall

2. To telephone someone again at a more convenient time.
3. To return to a shop or residence one has previously visited.

Translations

request someone's return

Chinese: Mandarin: 叫某人回來 / 叫某人回来 (jiào mǒurén huílái) Finnish: pyytää palaamaan German: zurückrufen (de) Greek: Ancient: ἀνακαλέω (anakaléō) Italian: richiamare (it) Latin: revocō

telephone someone again

Chinese: Mandarin: 回電 / 回电 (zh) (huídiàn), 回電話 / 回电话 (huídiànhuà), (formal) 回撥 / 回拨 (zh) (huíbō) Finnish: soittaa takaisin French: rappeler (fr) Georgian: გადარეკვა (gadareḳva), გადმორეკვა (gadmoreḳva) German: zurückrufen (de) Hungarian: visszahív (hu) Italian: richiamare (it) Polish: oddzwaniać impf, oddzwonić pf Russian: перезвонить (ru) pf (perezvonitʹ) Turkish: dönmek (tr) Ukrainian: передзво́нювати impf (peredzvónjuvaty), передзвони́ти pf (peredzvonýty)

return to a place where previously visited

Chinese: Mandarin: 返回 (zh) (fǎnhuí), 再來 / 再来 (zh) (zàilái), (formal) 回訪 / 回访 (zh) (huífǎng) Finnish: tulla uudestaan German: wiederkommen (de) Italian: ritornare (it)