If two people or groups have a rapport, they have a good relationship in which they are able to understand each other's ideas or feelings very well.
He said he wanted 'to establish a rapport with the Indian people'. [+ with]
The success depends on good rapport between interviewer and interviewee. [+ between]
You have an intellectual rapport, a kind of easy companionship that makes me reallyjealous.
Synonyms: bond, understanding, relationship, link More Synonyms of rapport
rapport in British English
(ræˈpɔː)
noun
(often foll by with)
a sympathetic relationship or understanding
See also en rapport
Word origin
C15: from French, from rapporter to bring back, from re- + aporter, from Latin apportāre, from ad to + portāre to carry
rapport in American English
(ræˈpɔr; rəˈpɔr)
noun
relationship; esp., a close or sympathetic relationship; agreement; harmony
Word origin
Fr < OFr raport, agreement, accord, lit., a bringing back < raporter, to bring back < re- (< L re-), again + aporter, to bring < L apportare < ad-, to + portare, to carry: see port3
Examples of 'rapport' in a sentence
rapport
Many of the rabbis who are regular guests have a strong rapport with young people.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I had a good rapport with the fans.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I like to build a rapport with people.
The Sun (2016)
It meant so much to us, and we had a rapport and relationship with fans and thereis a gap now.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
To establish rapport you need to understand which of these groups your colleague belongs to.
Harris, Jean Everything You Need to Know for Success in Business (1990)
They appeared to have struck up a good rapport.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
These initial exercises have as the main outcome of putting people at ease and establishing rapport.
O'Connor, Joseph & Seymour, John Training with N.L.P. (1994)
It is really just about building a good rapport.
The Sun (2016)
He could establish a rapport with anyone of any age and leaves a wide circle of friends.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In only five matches the two of them have established a good rapport.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He has also already built up a good rapport with the fans and the players.
The Sun (2015)
She was such an exciting mare to ride and by then we had begun to establish a rapport.
Frankie Dettori with Jonathan Powell FRANKIE: The Autobiography of Frankie Dettori (2004)
Her sparky banter between songs helped her to establish an easy rapport with the audience despite the hushed surroundings.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We established a rapport with them.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Her intellectual rigour is obvious, as is her warmth and rapport with people.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They had an easy rapport and enjoyed each other's company.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He is able to talk to cameras, and he had a good rapport with the chart.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I managed to establish a rapport with her.
The Sun (2015)
I want a good rapport between price and quality.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
I always had a good rapport with him.
The Sun (2012)
Try to begin any negotiation with a bit of banter so you establish a rapport with those you're dealing with.
The Sun (2010)
The goofy sketch trio finally make good on their early promise with good jokes, good rapport and surprisingly good storytelling.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We've got a good rapport.
The Sun (2013)
Similarly, being able to empathise with other people and build rapport are vital skills for leaders in particular and workers in general.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
That, he explains, is simply to establish a rapport with the audience.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
rapport
British English: rapport NOUN
If two people or groups have a rapport, they have a good relationship in which they are able to understand each other's ideas or feelings very well.
The success depends on good rapport between interviewer and interviewee.
American English: rapport
Brazilian Portuguese: afinidade
Chinese: 融洽
European Spanish: entendimiento
French: entente
German: enges Verhältnis
Italian: rapporto
Japanese: 親密な関係
Korean: 우호 관계
European Portuguese: afinidade
Latin American Spanish: entendimiento
Chinese translation of 'rapport'
rapport
(ræˈpɔːʳ)
n(s)
和睦关(關)系(係) (hémù guānxì)
(noun)
Definition
a sympathetic relationship or understanding
He said he wanted to establish a rapport with them.
Synonyms
bond
the bond that linked them
understanding
We would like to thank them for their patience and understanding.
relationship
Money problems place great stress on close family relationships.
link
They hope to cement close links with Moscow.
tie
She had family ties in France.
sympathy
I still have sympathy with this point of view.
harmony
a future in which humans live in harmony with nature
affinity
There is a natural affinity between the two.
empathy
the king's empathy with the suffering of his people
interrelationship
Additional synonyms
in the sense of affinity
Definition
a feeling of closeness to and understanding of a person
There is a natural affinity between the two.
Synonyms
attraction,
liking,
leaning,
sympathy,
inclination,
rapport,
fondness,
partiality,
aroha (New Zealand)
in the sense of empathy
Definition
the ability to sense and understand someone else's feelings as if they were one's own
the king's empathy with the suffering of his people
Synonyms
understanding,
feeling,
appreciation,
compassion,
rapport,
commiseration
in the sense of harmony
Definition
a state of peaceful agreement and cooperation
a future in which humans live in harmony with nature
Synonyms
accord,
order,
understanding,
peace,
agreement,
friendship,
unity,
sympathy,
consensus,
cooperation,
goodwill,
rapport,
conformity,
compatibility,
assent,
unanimity,
concord,
amity (formal),
amicability,
like-mindedness
Synonyms of 'rapport'
rapport
Explore 'rapport' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of link
Definition
an emotional or logical relationship between people or things
They hope to cement close links with Moscow.
Synonyms
relationship,
association,
tie,
bond,
connection,
attachment,
liaison,
affinity,
affiliation
in the sense of relationship
Definition
the dealings and feelings that exist between people or groups
Money problems place great stress on close family relationships.
Synonyms
association,
bond,
communications,
connection,
conjunction,
affinity,
rapport,
kinship
in the sense of sympathy
Definition
mutual affection or understanding between two people or a person and an animal
I still have sympathy with this point of view.
Synonyms
affinity,
agreement,
rapport,
union,
harmony,
warmth,
correspondence,
fellow feeling,
congeniality
in the sense of tie
Definition
a bond or link
She had family ties in France.
Synonyms
bond,
relationship,
connection,
duty,
commitment,
obligation,
liaison,
allegiance,
affinity,
affiliation,
kinship
in the sense of understanding
We would like to thank them for their patience and understanding.