Read back Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈɹɛd/, /ˈɹid/ /ˈbæk

RED-bak or REED-bak

UK

ɹiːd/ /bˈæk

REED-BAK

التعريف

To repeat something by reading it aloud, usually to confirm details or check information.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common in offices, call centers, and technical contexts; used to avoid mistakes with important numbers or instructions. Can be a request ('Could you read that back to me?') or an action ('I read back the order number'). Not used for normal reading or stories.

• Spanish: leer en voz alta para confirmar - repetir leyendo
• Portuguese (BR): ler de volta - ler em voz alta para confirmar
• Portuguese (PT): ler de volta - ler em voz alta para confirmar
• Chinese (Simplified): 复述给某人听 - 复诵确认
• Chinese (Traditional): 複誦給某人聽 - 複誦確認
• Hindi: फिर से पढ़कर सुनाना
• Arabic: قراءة بصوت عالٍ للتأكيد - إعادة القراءة
• Bengali: পড়ে শোনানো - পড়ে পুনরায় বলা
• Russian: зачитать вслух - повторить вслух
• Japanese: 読み返す - 読み上げる
• Vietnamese: đọc lại
• Korean: 다시 읽어주다 - 읽어서 확인하다
• Turkish: tekrar okumak - sesli tekrar etmek
• Urdu: دوبارہ پڑھ کر سنانا
• Indonesian: membacakan kembali

جمل نموذجية

Please read back the confirmation number.

basic

The pilot must read back instructions from the tower.

basic

Could you read back what you wrote?

basic

Let me read back your order to make sure I have it right.

natural

I always read back phone numbers so I don't make mistakes.

natural

You want me to read back the entire message?

natural