Meaning
- To return a phone call.
- To request that someone come back to a place, for work or an audition.
- 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.
Oi, tentei te ligar ontem, mas você não atendeu.
I meant to call you back, sorry.
Desculpe, eu quis "call you back".
No worries, I was just wondering if you wanted to hang out this weekend.
Claro, eu só estava me perguntando se você gostaria de sair neste fim de semana.
Definitely!
Let’s call each other tonight so we can set a time.
Com certeza!
Vamos nos ligar hoje à noite para combinarmos um horário.
Vamos nos ligar hoje à noite para combinarmos um horário.
02
I might get a call back next week.
Situation
So, how did your audition go yesterday?
Então, como foi sua audição ontem?
Pretty good!
They said I might get a call back next week.
Pretty good!
Eles disseram que eu posso receber uma ligação de volta na próxima semana.
Eles disseram que eu posso receber uma ligação de volta na próxima semana.
That’s amazing!
A call back means they really liked you.
Isso é incrível!
Um "call back" significa que eles realmente gostaram de você.
Um "call back" significa que eles realmente gostaram de você.
It’ll probably be for the final round.
Fingers crossed!
Provavelmente será para a rodada final.
Dedos cruzados!
Dedos cruzados!
Writer's Note
"Call back" is an intransitive, transitive, inseparable, and separable phrasal verb. Let’s go over the breakdown together.
"Call back" é um phrasal verb que pode ser intransitivo, transitivo, inseparável e separável. Vamos analisar juntos cada uma dessas classificações.
- 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. - 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. - 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. - 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?
Intransitivo - Você pode identificar se a frase é Intransitiva se nenhum objeto for mencionado, apenas a ação.
Estrutura - "Sujeito + call back"
Exemplo 1: Ele disse que iria call back mais tarde.
Exemplo 2: Eu vou call back assim que puder.
Exemplo 3: Ela nunca called back, então eu deixei outra mensagem.
Estrutura - "Sujeito + call back"
Exemplo 1: Ele disse que iria call back mais tarde.
Exemplo 2: Eu vou call back assim que puder.
Exemplo 3: Ela nunca called back, então eu deixei outra mensagem.
Transitivo - Requer um objeto direto e segue esta regra "verb + particle + object".
Estrutura - "Subject + call back + object"
Exemplo 1: Esta música calls back memórias da minha infância.
Exemplo 2: O cheiro de pão fresco called back a cozinha da avó dela.
Exemplo 3: As histórias dele called back os velhos tempos.
Estrutura - "Subject + call back + object"
Exemplo 1: Esta música calls back memórias da minha infância.
Exemplo 2: O cheiro de pão fresco called back a cozinha da avó dela.
Exemplo 3: As histórias dele called back os velhos tempos.
Inseparable - Significa que o phrasal verb deve permanecer junto.
Structure - "Subject + call back + object"
Example 1: The director called back three actors for a second audition.
Example 2: The manager called back the employees to finish the urgent task.
Example 3: The soldier was called back to active duty.
Structure - "Subject + call back + object"
Example 1: The director called back three actors for a second audition.
Example 2: The manager called back the employees to finish the urgent task.
Example 3: The soldier was called back to active duty.
Separable - O verbo frasal é separável porque o objeto (especialmente pronomes como me, you, him) deve ir no meio.
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?
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
Palavras Relacionadas: Answer, recall, recollect, remember, return, ring back, summon
