Question 1

What does "call back" mean?

Accepted Answer

To telephone someone in return after they called you, or after you were unavailable.

Question 2

How do you use "call back" in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

I missed your call this morning — I'll call you back after lunch.

Question 3

Is "call back" formal or informal?

Accepted Answer

"call back" is register-neutral — appropriate in both casual and formal contexts. Extremely common in everyday English. The phone sense is universal. The sense of recalling someone (e.g. a product recall, or asking a candidate back for an interview) is also frequent.

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