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report

re·port
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Transcription

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

Definitions of report word

  • noun report 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 report a statement or announcement. 1
  • noun report a widely circulated statement or item of news; rumor; gossip. 1
  • noun report an account of a speech, debate, meeting, etc., especially as taken down for publication. 1
  • noun report a loud noise, as from an explosion: the report of a distant cannon. 1
  • noun report 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 report

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 Report

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

report 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".

report usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for report

noun report

  • acceptability — capable or worthy of being accepted.
  • account — If you have an account with a bank or a similar organization, you have an arrangement to leave your money there and take some out when you need it.
  • adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
  • alliteration — Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
  • ammo — Ammo is ammunition for guns and other weapons.

verb report

  • accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
  • accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
  • advise — If you advise someone to do something, you tell them what you think they should do.
  • announce — If you announce something, you tell people about it publicly or officially.
  • annunciate — to announce

Antonyms for report

noun report

  • misreport — to report incorrectly or falsely.

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