Definition: summon to return
Usage: The ambassador was recalled to his country; The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession
Definition: order, request, or command to come
Usage: She was called into the director's office; Call the police!
Synonyms: call back
Definition: return or repeat a telephone call
Usage: I am busy right now--can you call back in an hour?; She left a message but the contractor never called back
Similar words: answer, reply, respond
Definition: react verbally
Usage: She didn't want to answer; answer the question; We answered that we would accept the invitation
Synonyms: call back, call in, recall, withdraw
Definition: cause to be returned
Usage: recall the defective auto tires; The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt
Similar words: take
Definition: take into one's possession
Usage: We are taking an orphan from Romania; I'll take three salmon steaks