report back

phrasal verb

reported back; reporting back; reports back

: 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.

: 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.

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On Thursday, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned his 2021 conviction for disorderly conduct and declared that the actor will not have to report back to prison after all. —

EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024 At the same premiere, Kidman more or less confirmed that another iconic ad is finally in the works, after Variety reported back in February that three new ads would premiere the following month. —

Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024 Over the years, Sports Interactive has built up a team of hundreds of scouts in countries all over the world to watch real-life football matches and report back on players’ abilities. —

Barry Collins, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 Eddie does have to spy and report back, but not to her mother. —

Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for report back