report
noun
- 1
the general estimation that the public has for a person
he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing
he was a person of bad report
- 2
an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
he got an A on his composition
- 3
a short account of the news
the report of his speech
the story was on the 11 o'clock news
- 4
the act of informing by verbal report
he heard reports that they were causing trouble
by all accounts they were a happy couple
- 5
a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale
- 6
a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment
his father signed his report card
- 7
a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)
they heard a violent report followed by silence
verb
- 1
to give an account or representation of in words
Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental
- 2
make known to the authorities
One student reported the other to the principal
- 3
complain about; make a charge against
I reported her to the supervisor
- 4
announce one's presence
I report to work every day at 9 o'clock
- 5
announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding
Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city
The team reported significant advances in their research
Also useful for “report”:Unscrambler— Rearrange the letters in “report”