Meaning of report in English
Table of contents
Pronunciation
/rəˈpɔrt/US accent
UK accent
to browse different examples of pronunciation.Verb
reportEtymology
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 wordsExamples
- « Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental »
Derived terms
- 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 »
Derived terms
- 3. announce one's presence
Examples
- « I report to work every day at 9 o'clock »
- 4. make known to the authorities
Examples
- « One student reported the other to the principal »
- 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 »
Derived terms
- 6. complain about
Examples
- « make a charge against »
- « I reported her to the superviser »
Noun
reportDefinitions
1. a written document describing the findings of some individual or groupExamples
- « this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale »
Derived terms
- 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 »
Derived terms
- 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 »
Derived terms
- 4. a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)
Examples
- « they heard a violent report followed by silence »
- 5. a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment
Examples
- « his father signed his report card »
- 6. an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
Examples
- « he got an A on his composition »
- 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 »
Derived terms
Famous quotes
- « When I get the morning report on security, I call those battalions in the regions where there are problems. » Alvaro Uribe
- « The GAO just released a report that said 22 percent of federal programs fail to meet their objectives. The truth is we don't know how taxpayer money is spent in Washington, D.C., which is why I think we ought to put every agency budget up on the Internet for everyone to see. » Carly Fiorina
- « I can remember when I was National Security Adviser, the intelligence community told us... they put out an intelligence report saying that Iran would never back off from attacks on shipping in the Gulf if we use force. » Frank Carlucci
- « My home State of North Carolina ranks 12th in the United States for increased aging population and, according to a national report, 41st in overall health. According to this same report, individuals aged 50+ are the least healthy. » Howard Coble
- « As the GAO report recognizes, the long-term health of our forests relies on additional fuel reduction options and funding to reduce the risks that catastrophic fire poses to our nation's ecosystems, communities and federal budgetary resources. » Greg Walden