call back
phr. v..phr. v.. to telephone someone again, or to return a phone call they made to you earlier.
phr. v.. to return a telephonic communication or to place a second call to a party previously contacted.
I'm busy now, so I will call you back later.
The manager is in a meeting, but she promises to call back as soon as she is free.
After reviewing the initial application, the recruitment team decided to call back the candidate for a more technical second interview.
- Particles
- back
- Separability
- optional
- Pattern
- call (+ object) + back
can be used with or without a direct object representing the person being called.
this is a highly productive separable phrasal verb; use it to practice pronoun placement, as 'call back him' is a common error compared to 'call him back'.
I will call back him at five.I will call him back at five.when using a pronoun like 'him', 'her', or 'it', the pronoun must go between the verb and the particle.