ring back
To return a phone callTo return a phone call.
» I'll ring you back.
Ich rufe dich zurück.
Ich rufe dich noch mal an.
Я тебе перезвоню.
Я вам перезвоню.
Я тобі перетелефоную.
Meaning
2 sensesTo return a phone call.
John called. He asked for you to ring him back as soon as you arrived.
передзво́нюватиperedzvónjuvaty, передзвони́тиperedzvonýty
To make another phone call to the same person.
I had to ring you back because I forgot to ask you something important.
Examples
30 sentencesI'll ring you back.
Я тобі перетелефоную. — sakhnik
ruЯ тебе перезвоню. — Aqn
deIch rufe dich zurück. — MUIRIEL
Could I get my ring back?
ruНельзя ли мне забрать своё кольцо? — marafon
deDürfte ich meinen Ring wiederhaben? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I definitely want my diamond ring back.
deIch will unbedingt meinen Diamantring wiederhaben! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom put his wedding ring back on.
He rang back three minutes later.
ruОн перезвонил через три минуты. — odexed
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
rings back, ringing back, rang back, rung back| Base form | ring back · to ring back |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | rings back |
| Present participle | ringing back |
| Past simple | rang back |
| Past participle | rung back |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- ring upзвати, кричатиTo telephone; to call someone on the telephone.
- ring backпередзвонити, передзвонюватиTo return a phone call.
- ring offTo disconnect at the end of a phone call.
- ring outTo sound clearly and loudly.
- ring inTo make a phone call to (this place).
- ring aroundTo call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.
- ring throughTo make a telephone call to someone, especially from the same building.
- ring roundTo call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb