ring back

ring back
a) To return a phone call.

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

b) To make another phone call to the same person.

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


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  • ring back — PHRASAL VERB: no passive If you ring someone back, you phone them either because they phoned you earlier and you were not there or because you did not finish an earlier telephone conversation. [mainly BRIT] [V P] Tell her I ll ring back in a few… …   English dictionary

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  • Personal Ring Back Tone — (littéralement « sonnerie de retour ») est un service téléphonique plus connu sous l acronyme PRBT. Ce type de service vient de Corée du Sud, où 70 % des possesseurs de mobile l utilisent déjà. Les tonalités musicales pour appelant …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Automatic ring back — is a service offered by phone companies.Normally, when a person s line is busy, one has to call back every few minutes to check if their line is free yet. With automatic ring back, a code can be dialed into the telephone keypad to enable ringback …   Wikipedia

  • ring somebody back — ˌring ˈback | ˌring sbˈback derived (BrE) to telephone sb again, for example because they were not there when you called earlier, or to return a call they made to you • He isn t here now could you ring back later? • I ll ask Simon to ring you… …   Useful english dictionary

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