report back

verb

reported back; reporting back; reports back

1

: to return to a place in order to report information, do more work, etc.

Report back in two hours.

—often + to

Report back to my office in two hours.

2

: to give (newly found information) to someone

The policeman reported back that he found nothing wrong.

—often + to

Each researcher reports his results back to the project director.

Examples of report back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The theft was reported back in March by North Sky Communications LLC, where the suspect was working at the time. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 25 June 2026

Supervisor Janice Hahn has taken up the issue, backing a March motion directing county departments to report back on jail deaths and overdose prevention. — Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

The point of Kicking Back is to find out and report back to the soccer and cannabis communities. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026

Under the local emergency declaration, the director of emergency services must report back to supervisors at least every 60 days on the status of the emergency. — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026

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