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Narrator: Today's word is "Feedback" — noun, pronounced /ˈfiːdbæk/, with the stress on "feed".
Narrator: Feedback is information about reactions to a product, performance or task, used to improve it.
Narrator: In plain English, feedback is what you get back — like customer feedback on a new product.
Narrator: It comes from the words feed and back, meaning information fed back to the source.
Narrator: "Customer feedback" describes responses from customers about a product or service.
Narrator: It differs from criticism because feedback is constructive, whereas criticism can be negative.
Narrator: "To give feedback" is a sense meaning to provide information about a reaction.
Narrator: Business, education, technology, psychology and everyday speech all rely on the word feedback.
Narrator: So remember: feedback is a reaction, from feed and back.
Speaker A: What is feedback?
Speaker B: A reaction! FEEDBACK combines feed and back, so it means information about a reaction, used to improve something.
Speaker A: So customer feedback helps a business?
Speaker B: Yes — it shows what to improve!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Customer feedback"; "give feedback"; "positive feedback" — business, action and type.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't write feedback as two words, because it's one word: feedback.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Response' the general cousin, 'criticism' the negative twin, 'review' the formal alternative. The word keeps its improving charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "feedback" in AI prompts — useful for business apps and education tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame business?
Speaker B: Right. For a business app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short guide to collecting customer feedback, naming two methods.
Speaker A: How about an education tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to advise:
Prompt: Draft a guide to giving feedback to students, naming two tips.
Speaker A: Could it help with a review bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame responses:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences how to respond to feedback, naming one step.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a workplace chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short note on feedback in performance reviews, naming one benefit.
Feedback — meaning in Arabic & definition More F courses GL Dictionary