report
pronunciation
How to pronounce report in British English:
UK [rɪˈpɔːt]
How to pronounce report in American English:
US [rɪˈpɔːrt]
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- Noun:
- a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
- a short account of the news
- the act of informing by verbal report
- a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)
- a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- the general estimation that the public has for a person
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- Verb:
- to give an account or representation of in words
- announce as the result of an investigation, or announce something to the proper authorities
- announce one's presence
- make known to the authorities
- be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism
- complain about; make a charge against
Word Origin
- report
- report: [14] To report something is etymologically to ‘carry it back’. The word was borrowed from Old French reporter, which went back to Latin reportāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘back’ and portāre ‘carry’ (source of English import, portable, porter, etc). The metaphorical application to ‘bringing back news’ developed in Latin.=> export, import, port, portable, porter
- report (n.)
- late 14c., "an account brought by one person to another, rumor," from Old French report "pronouncement, judgment" (Modern French rapport), from reporter "to tell, relate" (see report (v.)). Meaning "resounding noise, sound of an explosion" is from 1580s. Meaning "formal statement of results of an investigation" first attested 1660s; sense of "teacher's official statement of a pupil's work and behavior" is from 1873 (report card in the school sense first attested 1919).
- report (v.)
- late 14c., "to make known, tell, relate," from Old French reporter "to tell, relate; bring back, carry away, hand over," from Latin reportare "carry back, bear back, bring back," figuratively "report," in Medieval Latin "write (an account) for information or record," from re- "back" (see re-) + portare "to carry" (see port (n.1)). Early 15c. as "to submit" (to an authority, etc.). Meaning "to name someone as having offended somehow" is from 1885. Related: Reported; reporting.
Example
- 1. Could we have your report now , ms jones ?
- 2. This report has not been confirmed .
- 3. The report does not disclose .
- 4. But southern weekend 's report was never published .
- 5. Report every incident to the cpsc .