rapport

[ ra-pawr, -pohr, ruh- ]

/ ræˈpɔr, -ˈpoʊr, rə- /

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noun

relation; connection, especially harmonious or sympathetic relation: a teacher trying to establish close rapport with students.

Nearby words

rappen, rapper, rapping, rappini, rappist, rapport, rapporteur, rapprochement, rappé pie, rapscallion, rapt

Origin of rapport

1530–40; < French, derivative of rapporter “to bring back, report,” equivalent to r(e)- re- + apporter (Old French aporter, from Latin apportāre, equivalent to ap- ap-¹ + portāre “to carry”; see port⁵)

SYNONYMS FOR rapport

fellowship, camaraderie, understanding.

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Related forms

non·rap·port, noun

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Examples from the Web for rapport

One agent in particular developed a rapport with Zubaydah and managed to elicit an all-important bit of intelligence.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built|Michael Daly|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Is there some kind of rapport that makes it okay to convey this without seeming like a threat?
Hey, Creeps, ‘Compliments’ Are Harassment, Too|Tauriq Moosa|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was so kind at that moment; I immediately felt a rapport with him.
When Gary Wright Met George Harrison: Dream Weaver, John and Yoko, and More|Gary Wright|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Daniel [Craig] is the one I had most rapport with, because we were ships passing.
Pierce Brosnan’s Life After Bond: From Action Hero to Losing His Daughter to Cancer|Tim Teeman|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Despite being unable to communicate much, they have rapport and everyone around them believes they are dating.
Louie’s Elevator Romance: Can Love Exist Without Sex?|Amanda Marcotte|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is an example of the rapport existing between the operator and hypnotized subject carried to an unusual degree.
Telepathy and the Subliminal Self|R. Osgood Mason
She had nothing to grow to, or to put herself in rapport with.
The Other Girls|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
Rapport der heeren Gecommitteerden tot de petitien van de Raad van State en deser provincie finances.
The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876|J. F. Loubat, LL.D.
Il y a cinquante minutes, le fil m'a rapport les propos que l'on tenait dans l'auberge du Roi Mathias.
Le chteau des Carpathes|Jules Verne
He is always interesting, in harmony with his age, and in rapport with his reader.
An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway|Martin Brown Ruud

British Dictionary definitions for rapport

rapport

/ (ræˈpɔː) /

noun

(often foll by with) a sympathetic relationship or understandingSee also en rapport

Word Origin for rapport

C15: from French, from rapporter to bring back, from re- + aporter, from Latin apportāre, from ad to + portāre to carry

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