Meaning of report in English

1. Pronunciation

   /rəˈpɔrt/

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1. Verb

   report

   Etymology

   late Middle English: from Old French reporter (verb), report (noun), from Latin reportare‘bring back’, from re-‘back’ + portare‘carry’. The sense ‘give an account’ gave rise to ‘submit a formal report’, hence ‘inform an authority of one's presence’ (report (sense 2 of the verb), mid 19th century) and ‘be accountable to a superior’ (report (sense 3 of the verb), late 19th century)

   Definitions

   1. to give an account or representation of in words

   Examples

   • « Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental »
2. 2. announce as the result of an investigation, or announce something to the proper authorities

   Examples

   • « Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city »
   • « The team reported significant advances in their research »
3. 3. announce one's presence

   Examples

   • « I report to work every day at 9 o'clock »
4. 4. make known to the authorities

   Examples

   • « One student reported the other to the principal »
5. 5. be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism

   Examples

   • « Snow reported on China in the 1950's »
   • « The cub reporter covered New York City »
6. 6. complain about

   Examples

   • « make a charge against »
   • « I reported her to the superviser »

7. Noun

   report

   Definitions

   1. a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

   Examples

   • « this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale »
8. 2. a short account of the news

   Examples

   • « the report of his speech »
   • « the story was on the 11 o'clock news »
   • « the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious »
9. 3. the act of informing by verbal report

   Examples

   • « he heard reports that they were causing trouble »
   • « by all accounts they were a happy couple »
10. 4. a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)

    Examples

    • « they heard a violent report followed by silence »
11. 5. a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment

    Examples

    • « his father signed his report card »
12. 6. an essay (especially one written as an assignment)

    Examples

    • « he got an A on his composition »
13. 7. the general estimation that the public has for a person

    Examples

    • « he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing »
    • « he was a person of bad report »