report

[ ri-pawrt, -pohrt ]

/ rɪˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt /

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noun

an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.

a statement or announcement.

a widely circulated statement or item of news; rumor; gossip.

an account of a speech, debate, meeting, etc., especially as taken down for publication.

a loud noise, as from an explosion: the report of a distant cannon.

a statement of a student's grades, level of achievement, or academic standing for or during a prescribed period of time.

Computers. output, especially printed, containing organized information.

a statement of a judicial opinion or decision, or of a case argued and determined in a court of justice.

reports, Law. a collection of adjudications.

repute; reputation; fame: a man of bad report.

verb (used with object)

to carry and repeat, as an answer or message; repeat, as what one has heard.

to relate, as what has been learned by observation or investigation.

to give or render a formal account or statement of: to report a deficit.

to send back (a bill, amendment, etc.) to a legislative body with a formal report outlining findings and recommendations (often followed by out): The committee reported out the bill.

to make a charge against (a person), as to a superior: I intend to report him to the dean for cheating.

to make known the presence, condition, or whereabouts of: to report a ship missing.

to present (oneself) to a person in authority, as in accordance with requirements.

to take down (a speech, lecture, etc.) in writing.

to write an account of (an event, situation, etc.), as for publication in a newspaper.

to relate or tell.

verb (used without object)

to prepare, make, or submit a report of something observed, investigated, or the like.

to serve or work as a reporter, as for a newspaper.

to make one's condition or whereabouts known, as to a person in authority: to report sick.

to present oneself duly, as at a place: to report to Room 101.

OTHER WORDS FOR report

1 description, story.

2 bulletin, dispatch.

5 shot, detonation.

11, 12 relay.

15 accuse.

20 narrate, rehearse, recount, describe, detail, repeat.

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Idioms about report

on report, Military. (of personnel) under restriction pending disciplinary action.

Origin of report

1325–75; (v.) Middle English reporten<Middle French reporter,Old French <Latin reportāre to carry back, equivalent to re-re- + portāre to carry (see port⁵); (noun) Middle English <Middle French, derivative of reporter

OTHER WORDS FROM report

re·port·a·ble, adjectivenon·re·port·a·ble, adjectivenon·re·port·ed, adjectiveo·ver·re·port, verb

pre·re·port, noun, verbqua·si-re·port·ed, adjectivesub·re·port, nounun·re·port·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·port·ed, adjectivewell-re·port·ed, adjective

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How to use report in a sentence

Dell spokesperson Lauren Lee said an O-Film subsidiary is a supplier for the company but Dell does not do business with the O-Film factory named in the report.
Apple is lobbying against a bill aimed at stopping forced labor in China|Reed Albergotti|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
However, a recent report revealed that only 3% of Africa’s hunting revenue trickles down to communities in hunting areas.
Can artificial intelligence give elephants a winning edge?|Walter Thompson|November 20, 2020|TechCrunch
The global English language learning market is projected to reach $55 billion by 2025, growing at 7% annually, according to reports.
AllRight, an English language learning app for children, raises $5M from Genesis Investments|Mike Butcher|November 20, 2020|TechCrunch
In a report published Wednesday, San Francisco-based Muddy Waters said YY Live is “almost entirely fake.”
China search giant Baidu inked a $3.6 billion deal for a live-streaming platform. Then came the fraud claims|Naomi Xu Elegant|November 19, 2020|Fortune

The report, which was the result of a year-long investigation, found that people with disabilities have difficulty getting necessary accommodations.
Morning Report: Beiser Unlikely to Leave Board, Despite New Removal Process|Voice of San Diego|November 18, 2020|Voice of San Diego
The 43 remaining and some others were “tasked,” according to the memo, but produced “little reportable intelligence.”
The Second Oldest Profession is Here to Stay|Christopher Dickey|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The IRS has imposed tough disclosure standards on “reportable transactions.”
The Scandal of Mitt Romney’s Low Taxes Is That They’re Legal|Ben Jacobs|January 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But it might be any reportable disease: diphtheria, smallpox, any of 'em.
The Clarion|Samuel Hopkins Adams
For this reason there must have been some slight disagreement as to what should constitute a reportable case.
Adenoids and Diseased Tonsils|Margaret Cobb Rogers

British Dictionary definitions for report

report

/ (rɪˈpɔːt) /

noun

an account prepared for the benefit of others, esp one that provides information obtained through investigation and published in a newspaper or broadcast

a statement made widely known; rumouraccording to report, he is not dead

an account of the deliberations of a committee, body, etca report of parliamentary proceedings

British a statement on the progress, academic achievement, etc, of each child in a school, written by teachers and sent to the parents or guardian annually or each term

a written account of a case decided at law, giving the main points of the argument on each side, the court's findings, and the decision reached

comment on a person's character or actions; reputationhe is of good report here

a sharp loud noise, esp one made by a gun

verb (when tr, may take a clause as object; when intr , often foll by on)

to give an account (of); describe

to give an account of the results of an investigation (into)to report on housing conditions

(of a committee, legislative body, etc) to make a formal report on (a bill)

(tr) to complain about (a person), esp to a superiorI'll report you to the teacher

(tr) to reveal information about (a fugitive, escaped prisoner, etc) esp concerning his whereabouts

(intr) to present oneself or be present at an appointed place or for a specific purposereport to the manager's office

(intr) to say or show that one is (in a certain state)to report fit

(intr foll by to) to be responsible to and under the authority ofthe plant manager reports to the production controller

(intr) to act as a reporter for a newspaper or for radio or television

law to take down in writing details of (the proceedings of a court of law) as a record or for publication

Derived forms of report

reportable, adjective

Word Origin for report

C14: from Old French, from reporter to carry back, from Latin reportāre, from re- + portāre to carry

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