Meaning

  1. To return a phone call.
  2. To request that someone come back to a place, for work or an audition.
  3. To bring something back to memory.

Today's Sentences

01

I meant to call you back.

Situation

Hey, I tried calling you yesterday, but you didn’t pick up.

Hola, intenté llamarte ayer, pero no contestaste.

I meant to call you back, sorry.

Lo siento, quería devolverte la llamada.

No worries, I was just wondering if you wanted to hang out this weekend.

No te preocupes, solo me preguntaba si querías salir este fin de semana.

Definitely!
Let’s call each other tonight so we can set a time.

¡Definitivamente!
Hablemos por teléfono esta noche para que podamos fijar una hora.

02

I might get a call back next week.

Situation

So, how did your audition go yesterday?

Entonces, ¿cómo te fue en la audición ayer?

Pretty good!
They said I might get a call back next week.

¡Bastante bien!
Dijeron que podría recibir una "call back" la próxima semana.

That’s amazing!
A call back means they really liked you.

¡Eso es increíble!
Un "call back" significa que realmente les gustaste.

It’ll probably be for the final round.
Fingers crossed!

Probablemente será para la ronda final.
¡Esperemos que así sea!

Writer's Note

"Call back" is an intransitive, transitive, inseparable, and separable phrasal verb. Let’s go over the breakdown together.

"Call back" es un verbo frasal que puede ser intransitivo, transitivo, inseparable y separable. Vamos a desglosarlo juntos.
  1. Intransitive - You may be able to tell if the sentence is Intransitive if no object is mentioned, just the action.
    Structure - "Subject + call back"
    Example 1: He said he would call back later.
    Example 2: I’ll call back as soon as I can.
    Example 3: She never called back, so I left another message.
  2. Intransitivo - Puedes identificar si la oración es intransitiva si no se menciona un objeto, solo la acción.
    Estructura - "Sujeto + call back"
    Ejemplo 1: Él dijo que call back más tarde.
    Ejemplo 2: Call back tan pronto como pueda.
    Ejemplo 3: Ella nunca called back, así que dejé otro mensaje.
  3. Transitive - Requires a direct object and follows this rule "verb + particle + object".
    Structure - "Subject + call back + object"
    Example 1: This song calls back memories of my childhood.
    Example 2: The smell of fresh bread called back her grandmother’s kitchen.
    Example 3: His stories called back the old days.
  4. Transitivo - Requiere un objeto directo y sigue esta regla "verb + particle + object".
    Estructura - "Subject + call back + object"
    Ejemplo 1: Esta canción calls back recuerdos de mi infancia.
    Ejemplo 2: El olor del pan fresco called back la cocina de su abuela.
    Ejemplo 3: Sus historias called back los viejos tiempos.
  5. Inseparable - Means that the phrasal verb must stay together.
    Structure -  "Subject + call back + object"
    Example 1: The director called back three actors for a second audition.
    Example 2: The called back the employees to finish the urgent task.
    Example 3: The soldier was called back to active duty.
  6. Inseparable - Significa que el verbo frasal debe permanecer junto.
    Structure - "Subject + call back + object"
    Example 1: El director called back a tres actores para una segunda audición.
    Example 2: Called back a los empleados para terminar la tarea urgente.
    Example 3: El soldado fue called back al servicio activo.
  7. Separable - The phrasal verb is separable because the object (especially pronouns like me, you, him) must go in the middle.
    Structure -  "Subject + call + object + back"
    Example 1: I’ll call you back after the meeting.
    Example 2: She promised to call him back later.
    Example 3: Could you call me back in ten minutes?
  8. Separable - El verbo frasal es separable porque el objeto (especialmente pronombres como me, you, him) debe ir en el medio.
    Structure - "Subject + call + object + back"
    Example 1: I’ll call you back after the meeting.
    Example 2: She promised to call him back later.
    Example 3: Could you call me back in ten minutes?

Related Words: Answer, recall, recollect, remember, return, ring back, summon

Palabras relacionadas: Answer, recall, recollect, remember, return, ring back, summon

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