ring back

verb

To return a phone call.

“John called. He asked for you to ring him back as soon as you arrived.”

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Meanings

verbring back (third-person singular simple present rings back, present participle ringing back, simple past rang back, past participle rung back)

present singular third person rings back · participle present ringing back · past rang back · participle past rung back

  1. To return a phone call.

    John called. He asked for you to ring him back as soon as you arrived.

  2. To make another phone call to the same person.

    I had to ring you back because I forgot to ask you something important.

Translations

French rappeler, rappeler
  • rappelerReturn a call
  • rappelerMake another call to the same person
Ukrainian передзво́нювати, передзвони́ти
  • передзво́нювати (peredzvónjuvaty)Return a call
  • передзвони́ти (peredzvonýty)Return a call
Cite this entry
APA

ring back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ring%20back

MLA

“ring back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ring%20back. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ring back,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ring%20back.

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