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

Haaland, Rodri, Rayan Cherki and the England players will report back ahead of the Community Shield on August 16. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Woods, whose role was limited to the research and report itself, has just reported back to Screen Scotland with a set of recommendations and range of options. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 July 2026

Every Imax auditorium around the world is wired with microphones and image sensors that report back to Imax head-quarters, which monitors the entire fleet of screens around the clock. — Lane Brown, Vulture, 25 July 2026

No plans, no project, nothing to report back to friends by Monday. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Rhymes for report back

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