- ring someone back
- ring someone back†to call someone back on the telephone. •
I will have to ring back the store at a later time.
•Please ring me back when you have a moment.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
ring someone back
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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
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] … Dictionary for writing and speaking 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 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
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 — I [[t]rɪ̱ŋ[/t]] TELEPHONING OR MAKING A SOUND ♦♦ rings, ringing, rang, rung (Please look at category 11 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB When you ring someone, you telephone them. [mainly… … 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 */*/*/ — I UK [rɪŋ] / US verb Word forms ring : present tense I/you/we/they ring he/she/it rings present participle ringing past tense rang UK [ræŋ] / US past participle rung UK [rʌŋ] / US 1) [transitive] to make a bell produce a sound He rang the… … English dictionary
