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

Vaccine coverage is a good proxy for the state of that country’s healthcare access, the report notes.
A coronavirus vaccine will save more lives if we share it widely|Kat Eschner|September 17, 2020|Popular-Science
The report being delayed has no impact on your rankings, crawling or indexing.
More Google Search bugs: Top stories indexing snag, coverage report delays|Barry Schwartz|September 14, 2020|Search Engine Land
It would have had to have been someone who had access to the actual report or got it from someone who did.
Politics Report: Forged Footnote 15|Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts|September 12, 2020|Voice of San Diego
He earlier said he would provide a “detail report” to address the allegations.
Nikola shares slump after blanket denial of short-seller report|radmarya|September 11, 2020|Fortune

The company made allusions to potential legal action and also said it plans to bring the report to the attention of the Securities of Exchange Commission.
Nikola, which went public via a SPAC, is accused of deception|Lucinda Shen|September 11, 2020|Fortune
At first—it was the early stages of reporting—I was amused at having been so crassly underestimated.
I Tried to Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2003|Vicky Ward|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The cameraman was reporting on the factory catching fire when the inevitable happened.
Fireworks Factory Explodes in Colorful Burst|The Daily Beast Video|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And Duke was a closet Nazi getting exposed by an avalanche of reporting.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The pilot had earlier called air-traffic control reporting heavy clouds and asked to move up to 38,000 feet from 32,000 feet.
The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370|Lennox Samuels|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2008, he was arrested for reporting about the abuse of prisoners in Syrian jails.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015|Movements.Org|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Both Lawrence and Dan bitterly felt the disgrace of reporting back to Lexington under arrest.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
When the transfer came Harry was overjoyed, and lost no time in reporting at Rolla, where Lawrence was organizing his company.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
But Trenchard and his confederates were not content with simply reporting the fact.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
He came back presently, reporting that the crew were all sound asleep, and everything quiet around the camp.
The Rival Campers|Ruel Perley Smith
But threats of reporting to headquarters prevailed, and one by one the coins dropped and jingled in his hand.
Jaffery|William J. Locke

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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