return a call

This page is about the collocation return a call

collocation pattern: verb + noun

Meaning

to call someone back after not answering their call

For example

  • I'm still waiting for her to return my call.

  • If she hasn't returned your call by Friday, she isn't interested.

Quick Quiz

She decided not to return Justin's call because

a. he hadn't called her

b. she couldn't hear him

c. she didn't really like him
a) he hadn't called her b) she couldn't hear him c) she didn't really like him

Contributor: Matt Errey