feedback

Comments or reactions that show what people think about something.

• Thanks for your feedback.
• Customers gave positive feedback on the website.
• We received little feedback from visitors.

How to use it: feedback on something (We would welcome your feedback on the new design.); feedback from someone (The company collected feedback from customers.)

Similar words: comments, reactions, response

Common phrases: customer feedback, positive feedback, feedback on something

Comments explaining how well someone did something and how they could improve.

• The teacher gave helpful feedback.
• I used her feedback to improve my report.
• Could you give me feedback on my presentation?

How to use it: feedback on something (My tutor gave me feedback on my essay.)

Similar words: assessment, comments, evaluation

Common phrases: constructive feedback, give feedback, feedback on something

A loud, high sound made when a microphone picks up sound from a speaker repeatedly.

• The microphone produced loud feedback.
• Move the speaker to reduce feedback.
• A burst of feedback interrupted the song.

Similar words: howlback, howlround

Common phrases: microphone feedback, loud feedback, prevent feedback

A signal sent back into a system to control or change how it works.

• The circuit uses negative feedback.
• Feedback keeps the motor running at a steady speed.
• The engineer adjusted the amount of feedback in the amplifier.

Similar words: feedback signal

Common phrases: feedback loop, negative feedback, feedback signal

To give someone comments about their work or an experience.

• Staff can feedback to their manager.
• Users feedback on the service through an online form.
• The team feedbacks to the project leader every week.

How to use it: feedback to someone (Participants can feedback to the trainer after each session.)

Similar words: comment, report back

Common phrases: feedback to someone, feedback on something

To send information back through a particular communication system.

• Please feedback any problems through the app.
• Customers feedback complaints through the service portal.
• Technicians feedback the results to the control room.

How to use it: feedback something to someone (Please feedback the survey results to the support team.)

Similar words: relay, report, send back

Common phrases: feedback something, feedback through something