Call Up vs Call Back - What's the Difference?

Call Back

Call Up

Definitions

Definition as Noun
Definition as Noun
  • an order to report for military duty
Definition as Verb
  • cause to be returned
  • recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
  • return or repeat a telephone call
  • summon to return
Definition as Verb
  • bring forward for consideration
  • get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
  • recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
  • cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively
  • call to arms; of military personnel

Examples

  • "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
  • "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"
  • "I am busy right now--can you call back in an hour?"; "She left a message but the contractor never called back"
  • "The ambassador was recalled to his country"; "The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession"
  • "The case was called up in court"
  • "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"
  • "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"
  • "clicking on the icon calls up the program"; "the author's description of the banquet called up delicious aromas"; "running into an old friend summoned up memories of her childhood"

Parts of Speech

Verb
Noun, Verb