report

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A spoken or written account of something, especially news or the results of research.

   Usage: A report gives information about an event or subject. Use a report on something for the topic and a report by someone for its author.

   The engineer's report on the bridge identified two damaged supports.

   The news report described the storm damage.

2. 2
   verb

   To give an account of something you have seen, learned, or investigated.

   The journalist reported on the elections.

3. 3
   verb

   To tell the authorities about something, especially a crime or problem.

   She reported the theft to the police.

4. 4
   verb

   To go somewhere and tell someone you have arrived, especially for work or duty.

   New employees should report to the front desk at 9 a.m.

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Simplified etymology

Report came into late Middle English from Latin reportare, “to bring back.” Its sense “to give an account” developed into submitting a formal report and, by the 19th century, informing an authority of one’s presence; the separate sense “a resounding noise,” as in the report of a gun, dates from the late 16th century.

Through Anglo-Norman reporter, from Latin reportāre, to carry back, combining re- with portāre, to carry.

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