report back
phrasal 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 + toReport 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 + toEach researcher reports his results back to the project director.
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The deadline for the secretary to report back to the president is April 20, a few days from now.
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Edward Ring, National Review, 18 Apr. 2025
The council told the city manager to report back in 60 days with a plan and provide quarterly updates thereafter.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
The next inquest will report back in more depth in a few weeks’ time.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
Besides, the Caribbean strife was thwarting trade and endangering American lives and livelihoods in the region.
McKinley, sympathetic toward the rebels but not wanting war with Spain, dispatched a prominent Illinois trial lawyer to Cuba to study the situation and report back.
—Robert W. Merry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
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Edward Ring, National Review, 18 Apr. 2025
The council told the city manager to report back in 60 days with a plan and provide quarterly updates thereafter.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
The next inquest will report back in more depth in a few weeks’ time.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
Besides, the Caribbean strife was thwarting trade and endangering American lives and livelihoods in the region.
McKinley, sympathetic toward the rebels but not wanting war with Spain, dispatched a prominent Illinois trial lawyer to Cuba to study the situation and report back.
—Robert W. Merry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Report back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/report%20back. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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