report back

report back
1) PHRASAL VERB If you report back to someone, you tell them about something that they asked you to find out about.

[V P to n] The teams are due to report back to the Prime Minister early next year...

[V P] I'll report back the moment I have located him...

[V P on n] He would, of course, report back on all deliberations...

[V P that] The repairman reported back that the computer had a virus. [Also V n P, V P n (not pron)]

2) PHRASAL VERB If you report back to a place, you go back there and say that you are ready to start work or say that you are present.

[V P to n] The authorities have ordered all soldiers who have returned from the front line to report back to barracks...

[V P] They were sent home and told to report back in the afternoon. [Also V P for n]

3) PHRASAL VERB If you report back a comment or remark, often a critical one, you repeat it to the person it was made about.

[V n P to n] We reported this back to Krajicek...

[V n P to n] They're scared that their sentiments might be reported back to the government.


English dictionary. 2008.

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