report
♦♦♦ re|port /rɪp'ɔːrt/ (reports reporting reported)
1 [VERB] V n, V n to n, V that, V with quote, be V-ed as -ing/-ed, V n adj, be V-ed to-inf
If you report something that has happened, you tell people about it.
They had been called in to clear drains after local people reported a foul smell...
I reported the theft to the police...
The officials also reported that two more ships were apparently heading for Malta...
`He seems to be all right now,' reported a relieved Taylor...
The foreign secretary is reported as saying that force will have to be used if diplomacy fails...
She reported him missing the next day...
Between forty and fifty people are reported to have died in the fighting.
2 [VERB] V on n, V to n
If you report on an event or subject, you tell people about it, because it is your job or duty to do so.
Many journalists enter the country to report on political affairs...
I'll now call at the vicarage and report to you in due course.
3 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
A report is a news article or broadcast which gives information about something that has just happened.
...a report in London's Independent newspaper...
4 [N-COUNT] oft N on n, N by n
A report is an official document which a group of people issue after investigating a situation or event.
After an inspection, the inspectors must publish a report.
5 [N-COUNT]
If you give someone a report on something, you tell them what has been happening.
She came back to give us a progress report on how the project is going...
6 [N-COUNT] usu pl, N of n, N that
If you say that there are reports that something has happened, you mean that some people say it has happened but you have no direct evidence of it.
There are unconfirmed reports that two people have been shot in the neighbouring town of Lalitpur...
7 [VERB] V n to n, be V-ed for -ing/n
If someone reports you to a person in authority, they tell that person about something wrong that you have done.
His ex-wife reported him to police a few days later...
The Princess was reported for speeding twice on the same road within a week.
8 [VERB] V to n, V for n
If you report to a person or place, you go to that person or place and say that you are ready to start work or say that you are present.
Mr Ashwell has to surrender his passport and report to the police every five days...
None of the men had reported for duty.
9 [VERB] no cont, V to n
If you say that one employee reports to another, you mean that the first employee is told what to do by the second one and is responsible to them. (FORMAL)
He reported to a section chief, who reported to a division chief, and so on up the line.
10 [N-COUNT]
A school report is an official written account of how well or how badly a pupil has done during the term or year that has just finished. (BRIT; in AM, use report card)
And now she was getting bad school reports.
11 [N-COUNT]
A report is a sudden loud noise, for example the sound of a gun being fired or an explosion. (FORMAL)
Soon afterwards there was a loud report as the fuel tanks exploded.
12
see also reportingreport back
1 [PHRASAL VERB] V P to n, V P, V P on n, V P that, also V n P, V P n (not pron)
If you report back to someone, you tell them about something that they asked you to find out about.
The teams are due to report back to the Prime Minister early next year...
I'll report back the moment I have located him...
He would, of course, report back on all deliberations...
The repairman reported back that the computer had a virus.
2 [PHRASAL VERB] V P to n, V P, also V P for n
If you report back to a place, you go back there and say that you are ready to start work or say that you are present.
The authorities have ordered all soldiers who have returned from the front line to report back to barracks...
They were sent home and told to report back in the afternoon.re|port card (report cards)
1 [N-COUNT]
A report card is an official written account of how well or how badly a pupil has done during the term or year that has just finished. (AM; in BRIT, use report)
The only time I got their attention was when I brought home straight A's on my report card.
2 [N-COUNT]
A report card is a report on how well a person, organization, or country has been doing recently. (AM JOURNALISM)
The President today issued his final report card on the state of the economy.re|port struc|ture (report structures)
[N-COUNT]
A report structure is a structure containing a reporting clause and a reported clause or a quote. (BRIT)
1 [VERB] V n, V n to n, V that, V with quote, be V-ed as -ing/-ed, V n adj, be V-ed to-inf
If you report something that has happened, you tell people about it.
They had been called in to clear drains after local people reported a foul smell...
I reported the theft to the police...
The officials also reported that two more ships were apparently heading for Malta...
`He seems to be all right now,' reported a relieved Taylor...
The foreign secretary is reported as saying that force will have to be used if diplomacy fails...
She reported him missing the next day...
Between forty and fifty people are reported to have died in the fighting.
2 [VERB] V on n, V to n
If you report on an event or subject, you tell people about it, because it is your job or duty to do so.
Many journalists enter the country to report on political affairs...
I'll now call at the vicarage and report to you in due course.
3 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
A report is a news article or broadcast which gives information about something that has just happened.
...a report in London's Independent newspaper...
4 [N-COUNT] oft N on n, N by n
A report is an official document which a group of people issue after investigating a situation or event.
After an inspection, the inspectors must publish a report.
5 [N-COUNT]
If you give someone a report on something, you tell them what has been happening.
She came back to give us a progress report on how the project is going...
6 [N-COUNT] usu pl, N of n, N that
If you say that there are reports that something has happened, you mean that some people say it has happened but you have no direct evidence of it.
There are unconfirmed reports that two people have been shot in the neighbouring town of Lalitpur...
7 [VERB] V n to n, be V-ed for -ing/n
If someone reports you to a person in authority, they tell that person about something wrong that you have done.
His ex-wife reported him to police a few days later...
The Princess was reported for speeding twice on the same road within a week.
8 [VERB] V to n, V for n
If you report to a person or place, you go to that person or place and say that you are ready to start work or say that you are present.
Mr Ashwell has to surrender his passport and report to the police every five days...
None of the men had reported for duty.
9 [VERB] no cont, V to n
If you say that one employee reports to another, you mean that the first employee is told what to do by the second one and is responsible to them. (FORMAL)
He reported to a section chief, who reported to a division chief, and so on up the line.
10 [N-COUNT]
A school report is an official written account of how well or how badly a pupil has done during the term or year that has just finished. (BRIT; in AM, use report card)
And now she was getting bad school reports.
11 [N-COUNT]
A report is a sudden loud noise, for example the sound of a gun being fired or an explosion. (FORMAL)
Soon afterwards there was a loud report as the fuel tanks exploded.
12
see also reportingreport back
1 [PHRASAL VERB] V P to n, V P, V P on n, V P that, also V n P, V P n (not pron)
If you report back to someone, you tell them about something that they asked you to find out about.
The teams are due to report back to the Prime Minister early next year...
I'll report back the moment I have located him...
He would, of course, report back on all deliberations...
The repairman reported back that the computer had a virus.
2 [PHRASAL VERB] V P to n, V P, also V P for n
If you report back to a place, you go back there and say that you are ready to start work or say that you are present.
The authorities have ordered all soldiers who have returned from the front line to report back to barracks...
They were sent home and told to report back in the afternoon.re|port card (report cards)
1 [N-COUNT]
A report card is an official written account of how well or how badly a pupil has done during the term or year that has just finished. (AM; in BRIT, use report)
The only time I got their attention was when I brought home straight A's on my report card.
2 [N-COUNT]
A report card is a report on how well a person, organization, or country has been doing recently. (AM JOURNALISM)
The President today issued his final report card on the state of the economy.re|port struc|ture (report structures)
[N-COUNT]
A report structure is a structure containing a reporting clause and a reported clause or a quote. (BRIT)