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English verb: call back | |||
| 1. | call back (possession) cause to be returned | ||
| Samples | Recall the defective auto tires. The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt. | ||
| Synonyms | call in, recall, withdraw | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | take | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | decommission | ||
| 2. | call back (cognition) recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brush up, know, recognise, recognize, refresh, review | ||
| Antonyms | blank out, draw a blank, forget, block | ||
| 3. | call back (communication) return or repeat a telephone call | ||
| Samples | I am busy right now--can you call back in an hour?. She left a message but the contractor never called back. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | answer, reply, respond | ||
| 4. | call back (communication) summon to return | ||
| Samples | The ambassador was recalled to his country. The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession. | ||
| Synonyms | recall | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | call, send for | ||
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