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Report

//ɹɪˈpɔːt// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject).

    "A report by the telecommunications ministry on the phone network revealed a severe capacity problem."

  2. 2
    the general estimation that the public has for a person wordnet
  3. 3
    Reputation.

    "I love thee in such sort / As, thou being mine, mine is thy good report."

  4. 4
    an essay (especially one written as an assignment) wordnet
  5. 5
    The sharp, loud sound from a gun or explosion.

    "While their masters, the mates, seemed afraid of the sound of the hinges of their own jaws, the harpooneers chewed their food with such a relish that there was a report to it."

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  1. 6
    a short account of the news wordnet
  2. 7
    An employee whose position in a corporate hierarchy is below that of a particular manager.

    "The revelation that boss of one year Laurent Freixe was conducting an undisclosed affair with a direct report has rocked a 159-year-old conglomerate that pioneered infant formula and milk chocolate before growing to become the world's largest food and beverage company."

  3. 8
    the act of informing by verbal report wordnet
  4. 9
    a written document describing the findings of some individual or group wordnet
  5. 10
    a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment wordnet
  6. 11
    a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something). intransitive, transitive

    "Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported[…]that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration."

  2. 2
    to give an account or representation of in words wordnet
  3. 3
    To repeat (something one has heard), to retell; to pass on, convey (a message, information etc.). transitive
  4. 4
    make known to the authorities wordnet
  5. 5
    To take oneself (to someone or something) for guidance or support; to appeal. obsolete, reflexive

    "thenne they ansuerd by and by that they coude not excuse the quene /[…]/ Allas sayd the quene I made this dyner for a good entente / and neuer for none euyl soo almyghty god me help in my ryght as I was neuer purposed to doo suche euylle dedes / and that I reporte me vnto god"

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  1. 6
    complain about; make a charge against wordnet
  2. 7
    To notify someone of (particular intelligence, suspicions, illegality, misconduct etc.); to make notification to relevant authorities; to submit a formal report of. formal, transitive

    "For insurance reasons, I had to report the theft to the local police station."

  3. 8
    announce one's presence wordnet
  4. 9
    To make a formal statement, especially of complaint, about (someone). transitive

    "If you do that again I'll report you to the boss."

  5. 10
    announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding wordnet
  6. 11
    To show up or appear at an appointed time; to present oneself. intransitive
  7. 12
    be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism wordnet
  8. 13
    To write news reports (for); to cover as a journalist or reporter. ambitransitive

    "Andrew Marr reports now on more in-fighting at Westminster."

  9. 14
    To be accountable to or subordinate to (someone) in a hierarchy; to receive orders from (someone); to give official updates to (someone who is above oneself in a hierarchy). intransitive

    "The financial director reports to the CEO."

  10. 15
    To return or present as the result of an examination or consideration of any matter officially referred. dated

    "The committee reported the bill with amendments, or reported a new bill, or reported the results of an inquiry."

  11. 16
    To take minutes of (a speech, the doings of a public body, etc.); to write down from the lips of a speaker.
  12. 17
    To refer. obsolete

    "Baldwine his ſonne, the fourth of that name [Baldwin IV of Jerusalem], ſucceeded his father [Amalric of Jerusalem]: ſo like unto him, that we report the reader to the character of King Almerick, and will ſpare the repeating his description."

  13. 18
    To return or repeat, as sound; to echo. ambitransitive, obsolete, rare

    "a church with windows only from above[…] that reporteth the voice twelve or thirteen times"

  14. 19
    Of a ship, to return to a port.

    "Our ship leaves port on Monday and will re-port on Friday."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English reporten, from Anglo-Norman reporter, from Latin reportāre (“to carry back, return, remit, refer”), from re- + portāre.

Etymology 2

From Middle English reporten, from Anglo-Norman reporter, from Latin reportāre (“to carry back, return, remit, refer”), from re- + portāre.

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