call back

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call back

noun call backs · calls back

  1. alternative Alternative form of callback

verb calls back · calling back · called back

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

    Similar: withcall

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

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verb request someone's return

中文叫某人回來 /叫某人回来 jiào mǒurén huílái
Deutschzurückrufen
Italianorichiamare

verb telephone someone again

中文回電 /回电 huídiàn, 回電話 /回电话 huídiànhuà, 回撥 /回拨 huíbō
Françaisrappeler
Deutschzurückrufen
Italianorichiamare
Русскийперезвонить perezvonitʹ

verb return to a place where previously visited

中文返回 fǎnhuí, 再來 /再来 zàilái, 回訪 /回访 huífǎng
Deutschwiederkommen
Italianoritornare

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@misc{call_back_2026,
  title = {call back},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/call%20back},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}