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- pronunciation:
- rih
port
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A report is something that is said or written that gives people information about something.
Eve wrote a report on a book she read for school. She has to read it to the class tomorrow.My mom turned up the radio so she could hear the news report.- similar words:
- account, bulletin, statement
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| definition 2: |
A piece of information that is told to somebody and often passed on to other people is a report.
There have been many reports of kids getting the flu at school.- synonyms:
- news
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| related words: |
article, boom, description, essay, information, leak, news, note, notice, observation, paper, version |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
reports, reporting, reported |
| definition 1: |
When someone reports something, they give information that is official, or information that comes after studying or investigating.
The newspaper reported that the town got ten inches of snow last night.The sheriff reported the results of his investigation.- synonyms:
- relate
- similar words:
- announce, describe, detail, record, reveal, state, tell, write
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| definition 2: |
If you go to a movie and then report to your friends that the movie was good, you give that information to your friends. You tell them that information.
After the surgery, the doctor reported the good news to the patient's family.A witness reported to the police that there had been an accident.After jumping in the water herself, Amy reported that the temperature was perfect for swimming.- synonyms:
- relate, state, tell
- similar words:
- describe, detail, narrate, rehearse, repeat, say
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| definition 3: |
If you tell other people that you've seen or heard something or that something has happened, you are reporting it to them
Someone reported a bear in the neighborhood, so my dad wouldn't let us go outside until he knew it was safe. |
| definition 4: |
When you report someone, you tell the police or other authority that this person has done something bad.
The store manager reported the thief to the police.- similar words:
- accuse, charge, inform against
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| definition 5: |
When you report to work, you show up at work.
The soldiers reported for duty in the early morning.- synonyms:
- show up
- similar words:
- appear, arrive, check in, present oneself
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| related words: |
inform, log, publish, recite, rumor |
| derivation: |
reportable (adj.) |
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