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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rap•port /ræˈpɔr, rə-/USA pronunciation n. - a relationship, esp. one that is sympathetic and understanding: [countable; usually singular]a close rapport between teacher and students.[uncountable]a feeling of rapport.
See -port-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rap•port (ra pôr′, -pōr′, rə-),USA pronunciation n. - relation;
connection, esp. harmonious or sympathetic relation:a teacher trying to establish close rapport with students.
- Latin apportāre, equivalent. to ap- ap-1 + portāre to carry; see port5)
- French, derivative of rapporter to bring back, report, equivalent. to r(e-) re- + apporter (Old French aporter
- 1530–40
fellowship, camaraderie, understanding. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rapport /ræˈpɔː/ n - (often followed by with) a sympathetic relationship or understanding
See also en rapport Etymology: 15th Century: from French, from rapporter to bring back, from re- + aporter, from Latin apportāre, from adto + portāre to carry |