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ring back

ring back verb: to return a phone call.

Verb

ring back (third-person singular simple present rings back, present participle ringing back, simple past rang back, past participle 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.

Forms of ring back

third-person singular presentrings back
present participleringing back
pastrang back
past participlerung back

Questions about ring back

What does ring back mean?
Ring back means to return a phone call.
What part of speech is ring back?
Ring back is a verb.
What is the past tense of ring back?
The past tense of ring back is rang back.

Words near ring back in the dictionary

  1. Ring a Ring o' Roses
  2. Ring a Ring o' Rosie
  3. ring around
  4. Ring around the Rosie
  5. Ring around the Rosy
  6. ring back
  7. ring bark
  8. ring barked
  9. ring barking
  10. ring barks
  11. ring bend

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