feed back

To give someone information or opinions about something they have done or asked about.

• Please feed back your views after the meeting.
• The staff fed back their concerns to the manager.
• What did the students feed back about the course?

How to use it: feed something back to someone (Please feed your comments back to the team.); feed back on something (Participants fed back on the training session.)

Similar words: report back, give feedback

Common phrases: feed back findings, feed something back

To send information back through a particular communication system or channel.

• Sensors feed back temperature readings.
• Customers fed back complaints through the website.
• The camera feeds images back to a screen in the office.

How to use it: feed something back through something (The device feeds measurements back through a wireless connection.); feed something back to something (Sensors feed data back to the control system.)

Similar words: relay, transmit, send back

Common phrases: feed back data, feed information back

To send electricity produced by a device back into the electricity supply network.

• These panels feed back electricity.
• The train fed power back into the network while braking.
• Can we feed surplus energy back to the grid?

How to use it: feed something back into something (The panels feed unused electricity back into the grid.)

Similar words: return power

Common phrases: feed back electricity, feed power back