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call back in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. 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"
    remember  retrieve  recall  call back  call up  recollect  think 
  2. 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"
    recall  call back 
  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"
    call back 
  4. cause to be returned
    "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
    recall  call in  call back  withdraw 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University


call back in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) Request for a second interview or audition, following a successful initial interview.
  2. (verb) To request a return of someone.
  3. (verb) To reply by telephone.
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