report
re-port · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
An account given of a particular matter, especially after investigation.
- 2.
A piece of information about an event, typically broadcast or published.
- 3.
A formal assessment of a student's work and progress.
- 4.
A loud noise, especially of an explosion or gunfire.
- 5.
Give a spoken or written account of something.
- 6.
Present oneself formally as having arrived.
- 7.
Make a formal complaint about someone.
- 8.
Be responsible to a superior.
Forms
plural: reports
Phrases & expressions
- •report back — Return and give an account.
- •weather report — Information about expected weather.
- •news report — A broadcast account of current events.
- •annual report — A yearly summary of a company's activities.
- •by all reports — According to what everyone says.
Related words
Etymology
From Old French report, from reporter ("to carry back, report"), from Latin reportare ("to carry back"), from re- ("back") + portare ("to carry").