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reports back

reports back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of report back.

Meaning of report back

Verb

report back (third-person singular simple present reports back, present participle reporting back, simple past and past participle reported back)

  1. To deliver a spoken or written account or report of something one has been asked or required to do or investigate.
    • Safety authorities and public bodies such as the ORR and Network Rail are required to report back to RAIB on how any recommendations addressed to them have been considered and what actions have or are planned to be taken.2021 December 29, Paul Stephen, “Rail's accident investigators”, in RAIL, number 947, page 33
  2. To return, to come back, usually in order to report information.

Questions about reports back

What is reports back the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Reports back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of report back.

Words near reports back in the dictionary

  1. reportour
  2. reportours
  3. reportress
  4. reportresses
  5. reports
  6. reports back
  7. reports for duty
  8. repos
  9. reposable
  10. reposado
  11. reposados

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