overreporting

re·port

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ri-pawrt, -pohrt]
- /rɪˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ri-pawrt, -pohrt]
- /rɪˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt/

Definitions of overreporting word

noun overreporting 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. 1
noun overreporting a statement or announcement. 1
noun overreporting a widely circulated statement or item of news; rumor; gossip. 1
noun overreporting an account of a speech, debate, meeting, etc., especially as taken down for publication. 1
noun overreporting a loud noise, as from an explosion: the report of a distant cannon. 1
noun overreporting a statement of a student's grades, level of achievement, or academic standing for or during a prescribed period of time. 1

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Origin of overreporting

First appearance:

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

1325-75; (v.) Middle English reporten < Middle French reporter, Old French < Latin reportāre to carry back, equivalent to re- re- + portāre to carry (see port5); (noun) Middle English < Middle French, derivative of reporter

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Parts of speech for Overreporting

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

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overreporting popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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