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Report   /ripˈɔrt/  /rɪpˈɔrt/   Listen
Report

noun
1.
A written document describing the findings of some individual or group.  Synonyms: study, written report.
2.
The act of informing by verbal report.  Synonym: account.  "By all accounts they were a happy couple"
3.
A short account of the news.  Synonyms: account, news report, story, write up.  "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"
4.
A sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing).
5.
A written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment.  Synonym: report card.
6.
An essay (especially one written as an assignment).  Synonyms: composition, paper, theme.
7.
The general estimation that the public has for a person.  Synonym: reputation.  "He was a person of bad report"
verb
(past & past part. reported; pres. part. reporting)
1.
To give an account or representation of in words.  Synonyms: account, describe.
2.
Announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding.  "The team reported significant advances in their research"
3.
Announce one's presence.
4.
Make known to the authorities.
5.
Be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism.  Synonym: cover.  "The cub reporter covered New York City"
6.
Complain about; make a charge against.



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"Report" Quotes from Famous Books



... (excepting those required by law to be filed on record), and cause the same to be burnt in your presence. As for those which have already been communicated to the local officials, you are likewise requested to order them to be returned immediately; to commit them to the flames; and to report to this Bureau for future reference the total ...
— The Fight For The Republic In China • B.L. Putnam Weale
... she took when she deemed the Doctor unreasonable, is also proved by Boswell in his report of what took place at Streatham in reference to Lord Marchmont's offer to supply information ...
— Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) • Mrs. Hester Lynch Piozzi
... returned again and again, in ever-increasing anxiety, to be reassured. At last, when the family were retiring to bed, came Mrs. Haley and Mrs. Magovern to report their arrival. In spite of the lateness of the hour my mother received them, and in spite of their wearied and worn faces administered a gentle rebuke for the anxiety that Mrs. ...
— Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XXVI., December, 1880. • Various
... the report presented at the annual meeting of the five academies on Thursday, May 2, 1839, "has paid especial attention to manuscripts No. 1 and No. 4. Still, it does not feel able to grant the prize to either of ...
— What is Property? - An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of Government • P. J. Proudhon
... idea," answered David. "But I'd better find out a few things first. I'll come over to your house, Grace, and report," he called as he jumped out of the ...
— Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School - The Merry Doings of the Oakdale Freshmen Girls • Jessie Graham Flower


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