ˌring sb ˈback

ˌring sb ˈback
phrasal verb
to phone someone who phoned you earlier
Can you ask him to ring me back when he gets home?[/ex]

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  • 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

  • ring sb back — UK US ring (sb) back Phrasal Verb with ring({{}}/rɪŋ/ verb (rang, rung) ► [I or T] COMMUNICATIONS to call someone again on the phone especially after they have called you or after you called them previously but they were not available: »Do you… …   Financial and business terms

  • ring back — 1. To telephone (a previous caller) in response to his or her call 2. To follow up a telephone call with a second one • • • Main Entry: ↑ring * * * ˌring ˈback | ˌring sbˈback derived (BrE …   Useful english dictionary

  • ring — ring1 W2S1 [rıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(jewellery)¦ 2¦(circle)¦ 3 give somebody a ring 4¦(bells)¦ 5¦(criminals)¦ 6 have the/a ring of something 7 have a familiar ring 8 run rings around somebody 9¦(cooking)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ring — 1 /rIN/ noun 1 JEWELLERY (C) a piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger: a diamond ring (=decorated with diamonds) see also: engagement ring, wedding ring 2 CIRCLE (C) a) a circular line or mark: Martha had dark rings round her eyes from… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • ring back — phrasal verb Word forms ring back : present tense I/you/we/they ring back he/she/it rings back present participle ringing back past tense rang back past participle rung back British 1) [intransitive] to phone someone again I ll ring back later.… …   English dictionary

  • ring — A designated area on the exchange floor where traders and brokers stand while executing trades. Instead of rings, some exchanges use pits. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary The term used to describe the area on the trading floor of the LME in… …   Financial and business terms

  • ring*/*/*/ — [rɪŋ] (past tense rang [ræŋ] ; past participle rung [rʌŋ] ) verb I 1) [I/T] British to call someone on the telephone Syn: call, phone, telephone Ring me at home later.[/ex] Sarah rang to say she couldn t come tonight.[/ex] I m ringing about the… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • ring back — UK US ring (sb) back Phrasal Verb with ring({{}}/rɪŋ/ verb (rang, rung) ► [I or T] COMMUNICATIONS to call someone again on the phone especially after they have called you or after you called them previously but they were not available: »Do you… …   Financial and business terms

  • 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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