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Definition: Meaning of, report in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɪˈpɔːt /

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report reports
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  1. a written or spoken description of a situation or event, giving people the information they need [↪  account]
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  2. a piece of writing in a newspaper about something that is happening, or part of a news programme [↪  reporter]
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  3. an official document that carefully considers a particular subject
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  4. information that something has happened, which may or may not be true
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  5. British English a written statement by teachers about a child's work at school, which is sent to his or her parents [=  report card American English]
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  6. British English someone who works for a particular manager
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  7. formal the noise of an explosion or shot
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
report reported reported
Present Participle Third Person Singular
reporting reports
  1. news [intransitive and transitive] to give people information about recent events, especially in newspapers and on television and radio [↪  reporter]
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  2. be reported to be/do something used to say that a statement has been made about someone or something, but you do not know if it is true [↪  allege]
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  3. job/work [intransitive and transitive] to tell someone about what has been happening, or what you are doing as part of your job
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  4. public statement [transitive] to officially give information to the public
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  5. crime/accident [transitive] to tell the police or someone in authority that an accident or crime has happened
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  6. complain [transitive] to complain about someone to people in authority
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  7. arrival [intransitive] to go somewhere and officially state that you have arrived
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  8. report sick to officially tell your employers that you cannot come to work because you are ill
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report used in phrases

  • Beveridge Report, the
    1. an important report produced by the British ECONOMIST William Beveridge in 1942. It introduced the idea of the WELFARE STATE (= the idea that the government should provide free health care, and money for old people and for people who cannot get a job) .
  • Starr Report, the
    1. a very long report written in 1998 by Kenneth STARR, the lawyer responsible for finding out about the relationship between President Bill CLINTON and Monica Lewinsky and whether the President had lied in order to hide the relationship. The report was made available on the INTERNET for anyone to read.
  • Warren Report, the
    1. an official US report about the murder of President John F. KENNEDY . Earl Warren and a special committee, called the Warren Commission, studied the facts relating to KENNEDY's murder and decided that the President was killed by a single person, and that there was no CONSPIRACY (= a secret plan involving several people) . Many people, however, do not accept this decision, and believe that KENNEDY's death was organized by political opponents
  • attestation report (noun)
    1. a consulting service in which a CPA expresses a conclusion about the reliability of a written statement that is the responsibility of someone else
  • earnings report (noun)
    1. a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period
  • exception report (noun)
    1. a computer report indicating conditions outside the expected normal range.
  • medical report (noun)
    1. a report of the results of a medical examination of a patient
  • news report (noun)
    1. a short account of the news
  • progress report (noun)
    1. a statement about how something, especially work, is developing
  • report card (noun)
    1. a written statement by teachers about a child's work at school, which is sent to his or her parents [=  report British English]
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report used in phrasal verbs

  • report back (phrasal verb)
    1. to tell or send someone information that you have discovered
    2. to return to a place in order to say that you are present or ready to start working again
  • report in (phrasal verb)
    1. to go somewhere or to talk to someone by telephone in order to let them know that you are ready to start working or that you are in a particular place
  • report to (phrasal verb)
    1. report to someone if you report to someone at work, they are in charge of you and responsible for telling you what to do
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Pronunciation: ˈaləkeɪt
Parts of Speech: verb
to use something for a particular purpose, give something to a particular person etc, especially after an official decision has been made
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