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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•port•ing /rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the act of reporting.
the act or job of gathering news and writing stories, as for a newspaper.See -port-. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•port /rɪˈpɔrt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a detailed account of an event, situation, etc., usually based on what one has observed or asked questions about and written or said formally:a report on the state of the world.
- an item of news;
rumor; gossip. - a loud noise, as from an explosion.
v. - to tell as the results of one's observation or investigation: [~ + object]He just reported the facts.[~ + (that) clause]reported that he had confessed to betraying his country.[~ + on + object]He reported on the facts.
- to give a formal account or statement of:[~ + object]was happy to report a profit for the year.
- to make a charge against (a person), usually to a supervisor or other person having authority:[~ + object]She reported him to the dean for cheating.
- to make known the presence, absence, condition, etc., of:[~ + object]to report an aircraft missing.
- to make one's condition or whereabouts known, as to a person in authority:[no object]He felt dizzy so he reported sick.
- to present oneself as ordered:[no object]Reporting for duty, sir.
- to be under the supervision of:[(no object)* ~ + to]The corporal reports to the sergeant.
- to write an account such as for publication in a newspaper: [~ + object]reported the story in a front-page article.[no object]reporting on a story.
See -port-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•port (ri pôrt′, -pōrt′),USA pronunciation n. - an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
- a statement or announcement.
- a widely circulated statement or item of news;
rumor; gossip. - an account of a speech, debate, meeting, etc., esp. as taken down for publication.
- a loud noise, as from an explosion:the report of a distant cannon.
- a statement of a student's grades, level of achievement, or academic standing for or during a prescribed period of time.
- Computingoutput, esp. printed, containing organized information.
- a statement of a judicial opinion or decision, or of a case argued and determined in a court of justice.
- Law reports, a collection of adjudications.
- repute;
reputation; fame:a man of bad report. - Military on report, (of personnel) under restriction pending disciplinary action.
v.t. - to carry and repeat, as an answer or message;
repeat, as what one has heard. - to relate, as what has been learned by observation or investigation.
- to give or render a formal account or statement of:to report a deficit.
- Governmentto send back (a bill, amendment, etc.) to a legislative body with a formal report outlining findings and recommendations (often fol. by out):The committee reported out the bill.
- to make a charge against (a person), as to a superior:I intend to report him to the dean for cheating.
- to make known the presence, condition, or whereabouts of:to report a ship missing.
- to present (oneself ) to a person in authority, as in accordance with requirements.
- to take down (a speech, lecture, etc.) in writing.
- to write an account of (an event, situation, etc.), as for publication in a newspaper.
- to relate or tell.
v.i. - to prepare, make, or submit a report of something observed, investigated, or the like.
- to serve or work as a reporter, as for a newspaper.
- to make one's condition or whereabouts known, as to a person in authority:to report sick.
- to present oneself duly, as at a place:to report to Room 101.
- Middle French, derivative of reporter
- Latin reportāre to carry back, equivalent. to re- re- + portāre to carry (see port5); (noun, nominal) Middle English
- Middle French reporter, Old French
- (verb, verbal) Middle English reporten 1325–75
re•port′a•ble, adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged description, story.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bulletin, dispatch.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shot, detonation.
- 12, 13.See corresponding entry in Unabridged relay.
- 16.See corresponding entry in Unabridged accuse.
- 21.See corresponding entry in Unabridged narrate, rehearse, recount, describe, detail, repeat.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: report /rɪˈpɔːt/ n - an account prepared for the benefit of others, esp one that provides information obtained through investigation and published in a newspaper or broadcast
- a statement made widely known; rumour: according to report, he is not dead
- an account of the deliberations of a committee, body, etc: a report of parliamentary proceedings
- Brit a statement on the progress, academic achievement, etc, of each child in a school, written by teachers and sent to the parents or guardian annually or each term
- a written account of a case decided at law, giving the main points of the argument on each side, the court's findings, and the decision reached
- comment on a person's character or actions; reputation: he is of good report here
- a sharp loud noise, esp one made by a gun
vb when tr, may take a clause as object; when intr, often followed by on: - to give an account (of); describe
- to give an account of the results of an investigation (into): to report on housing conditions
- (of a committee, legislative body, etc) to make a formal report on (a bill)
- (transitive) to complain about (a person), esp to a superior
- (transitive) to reveal information about (a fugitive, escaped prisoner, etc) esp concerning his whereabouts
- (intransitive) to present oneself or be present at an appointed place or for a specific purpose: report to the manager's office
- (intransitive) to say or show that one is (in a certain state): to report fit
- (intransitive) followed by to: to be responsible to and under the authority of
- (intransitive) to act as a reporter for a newspaper or for radio or television
- to take down in writing details of (the proceedings of a court of law) as a record or for publication
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from reporter to carry back, from Latin reportāre, from re- + portāre to carryreˈportable adj |