feedback

«feedback» in Mova's school dictionary: information or comments about how well you have done… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (feedback, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Feedback is information or comments about how well you have done something, so you can do it better next time. tree →

2) Feedback is what customers or users tell a company or a game maker about what they liked or disliked. tree →

3) Feedback is a loud, high whistling noise when a microphone picks up the sound coming out of its own speaker. tree →

4) (science) In a system, feedback is when the result of something goes back and changes what happens next. tree →

sense in the lessons

At school teachers give feedback on writing, often as «two stars and a wish» or «what went well, even better if». Pupils give peer feedback to each other: kind, specific and helpful. In everyday life apps ask for feedback with stars or a smiley face. In assemblies, the microphone may squeal with feedback. Phrases: «give feedback», «get feedback», «positive feedback», «constructive feedback», «feedback form».

examples

• My teacher's feedback said my story had a great opening. tree →
• Give your partner kind and useful feedback on their poster. tree →
• The shop asked us to fill in a feedback form. tree →
• Positive feedback made Leo feel proud. tree →
• The microphone made a terrible screech of feedback. tree →
• Use the feedback to improve your next draft. tree →
• The game makers read players' feedback and fixed the bug. tree →
• Your body gives you feedback: when you are tired, you yawn. tree →

note

Uncountable: say «some feedback» or «a piece of feedback», not «a feedback» or «feedbacks». Feedback can be good or bad; good feedback still points to next steps. «Constructive feedback» means criticism meant to help.

In the corpora

• Getting feedback on your own work, then improving it yourself, is a good use if your school allows it.
• Flattery is not honest feedback; honest, kind feedback helps people more than "Great question!" said to everything.
• Pointing the microphone away from the speakers or turning it down stops feedback.
• Useful feedback is kind, specific and helpful: it names something that works and one clear thing to improve.
• Praise for every answer, right or wrong, teaches nothing; good feedback says what was right and gently fixes what was wrong.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «feedback» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.