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noun
1.
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.
2.
a statement or announcement.
3.
a widely circulated statement or item of news; rumor; gossip.
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an account of a speech, debate, meeting, etc., especially as taken down for publication.
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EXPANDa loud noise, as from an explosion: the report of a distant cannon.
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a statement of a student's grades, level of achievement, or academic standing for or during a prescribed period of time.
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Computers. output, especially printed, containing organized information.
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reports, Law. a collection of adjudications.
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COLLAPSErepute; reputation; fame: a man of bad report.
verb (used with object)
11.
to carry and repeat, as an answer or message; repeat, as what one has heard.
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to relate, as what has been learned by observation or investigation.
13.
to give or render a formal account or statement of: to report a deficit.
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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.
15.
EXPANDto make a charge against (a person), as to a superior: I intend to report him to the dean for cheating.
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to make known the presence, condition, or whereabouts of: to report a ship missing.
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to present (oneself) to a person in authority, as in accordance with requirements.
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to take down (a speech, lecture, etc.) in writing.
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to write an account of (an event, situation, etc.), as for publication in a newspaper.
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COLLAPSEto relate or tell.
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Reporting
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
verb (used without object)
Idiom21.
to prepare, make, or submit a report of something observed, investigated, or the like.
22.
to serve or work as a reporter, as for a newspaper.
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to make one's condition or whereabouts known, as to a person in authority: to report sick.
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to present oneself duly, as at a place: to report to Room 101.
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on report, Military. (of personnel) under restriction pending disciplinary action.
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
re·port·a·ble, adjective
non·re·port·a·ble, adjective
non·re·port·ed, adjective
o·ver·re·port, verb
pre·re·port, noun, verb
EXPANDqua·si-re·port·ed, adjective
sub·re·port, noun
un·re·port·a·ble, adjective
un·re·port·ed, adjective
well-re·port·ed, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. description, story. 2. bulletin, dispatch. 5. shot, detonation. 11, 12. relay. 15. accuse. 20. narrate, rehearse, recount, describe, detail, repeat.
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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Word Origin & History
report
late 14c., "an account brought by one person to another, rumor," from O.Fr. report (Mod.Fr. rapport), from reporter "to tell, relate," from L. reportare "carry back," from re- "back" + portare "to carry" (see port (1)). Meaning "formal statement of results of an investigation"
EXPANDfirst attested 1660s; sense of "teacher's official statement of a pupil's work and behavior" is from 1873 (report card first attested 1929). Meaning "resounding noise" is from 1580s. The verb is attested from late 14c.
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