rapport C1 Topic:People & Society US /ɹæˈpɔɹ/ See IPA manual Freq #22599 Meanings 1 noun A close, friendly relationship in which people understand each other and communicate well. The new teacher quickly built a good rapport with her students. Thesaurus Word family Forms rapports Derived forms rapportive Related forms rapportage Etymology AI details Borrowed from French rapport. Doublet of report. rapport French View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # rapport **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɹæˈpɔɹ/ **Frequency rank:** 22599 ## Meanings 1. A close, friendly relationship in which people understand each other and communicate well. ## Examples - The new teacher quickly built a good rapport with her students. ## Derived Forms - rapportive ## Related Forms - rapportage ## Roots and Affixes - Root: rapport ## Etymology Borrowed from French rapport. Doublet of report. ## AI Etymology Rapport is borrowed from French rapport. Doublet of report. In present-day use, it means a close, friendly relationship in which people understand each other and communicate well. Related forms include rapportage. Derived formations include rapportive. ## Topics - People & Society markdown