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Report back meaning

Report back is a phrasal verb that means to return or communicate after investigating or completing a task and give information about what happened.

Past simple
reported back
Past participle
reported back
-ing form
reporting back

What report back means

return with informationB2

To return or communicate after investigating or completing a task and give information about what happened

Inspect the site and report back before noon.

Similar phrasal verbs

With report: report to.

With back: bring back, come back, get back, give back, put back, go back, take back, call back, come back to, go back on.

Common questions

What does report back mean?

To return or communicate after investigating or completing a task and give information about what happened.

What is the past tense of report back?

Reported back, which is also its past participle.

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