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ring (sb) back

Phrasal Verb with ring
 
 
/rɪŋ/ verb (rang, rung)

Definition

[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 want me to ring you back later? We're advising all our customers to ring back in half an hour.
(Definition of ring (sb) back from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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