feed back
feed back · feeds back · fed back · feeding back
To provide informational feedback toTo provide informational feedback to.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To provide informational feedback to.
His employees fed back a lot more than he wanted.
(transitive)To convey by means of specialized communications channel.
Customers fed back their complaints and some praise.
To return electrical current generated by some means (such as solar panels, regenerative braking) to the power grid.
More definitions
- respond to a query or outcome
- submit (information) again to a program or automatic system
Forms
feeds back, feeding back, fed back, fed back| Base form | feed back · to feed back |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | feeds back |
| Present participle | feeding back |
| Past simple | fed back |
| Past participle | fed back |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- feed upTo feed (a person or animal) until they are at a healthy weight.
- feed offTo consume as part of a diet.
- feed onOf an animal, to take as food, to obtain regular nourishment.
- feed backTo provide informational feedback to.
- feed intoTo be a tributary of another river or waterway.
- feed throughTo go through a process or location, producing a predictable result.
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- submit (information) again to a program or automatic system:resubmit
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedfeedback
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb