report

/rɪˈpɔrt/

/rɪˈpɔt/

Other forms: reported; reports; reporting

When you report something, you tell what happened. After giving the details of your groundbreaking news story, you might end by saying, “...reporting live from Washington, D.C.”

In addition to the action of telling, what gets told is also called a report. Your report on annual snowfall in New Mexico was brief but informative. Report also applies to calling the police or other authorities. You might not like the way your neighbor trims his poodle, but that doesn't mean you should report him for animal abuse.

Definitions of report

1. verb

   to give an account or representation of in words
   synonyms: account, describe

   type of:

   inform

   impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
2. verb

   announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding
   “The team reported significant advances in their research”

   type of:

   announce, denote

   make known; make an announcement
3. verb

   make known to the authorities
   “One student reported the other to the principal”

   type of:

   inform

   impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
4. verb

   complain about; make a charge against
   “I reported her to the supervisor”

   type of:

   complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off

   express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
5. verb

   be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism
   “Snow reported on China in the 1950's”

   synonyms: cover

   cover

   maintain a check on; especially by patrolling

   type of:

   inform

   impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
6. noun

   the act of informing by verbal report
   “he heard reports that they were causing trouble”

   synonyms: account

   types:

   summarisation, summarization

   the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly

   indirect discourse

   a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g., "he said `I am a fool' would be modified to `he said he is a fool'")

   direct discourse, direct quotation

   a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., "he said `I am a fool'")

   megillah

   (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account

   debriefing

   report of a mission or task

   anecdote

   short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

   narration, recital, yarn

   the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

   comment, gossip, scuttlebutt

   a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

   recounting, relation, telling

   an act of narration

   earful

   an outpouring of gossip

   hearsay, rumor, rumour

   gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

   grapevine, pipeline, word of mouth

   gossip spread by spoken communication

   dirt, malicious gossip, scandal

   disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

   talk, talk of the town

   idle gossip or rumor

   type of:

   informing, making known

   a speech act that conveys information
7. noun

   a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
   synonyms: study, written report

   types:

   assay

   a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance

   case study

   a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure

   white book, white paper

   a government report; bound in white

   blue book

   a report published by the British government; bound in blue

   green paper

   a preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to stimulate discussion

   progress report

   a report of work accomplished during a specified time period

   position paper

   a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy

   medical report

   a report of the results of a medical examination of a patient

   type of:

   document, papers, written document

   writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
8. noun

   an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
   synonyms: composition, paper, theme

   types:

   term paper

   a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term

   type of:

   essay

   an analytic or interpretive literary composition
9. noun

   a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment
   “his father signed his report card”

   synonyms: report card

   type of:

   info, information

   a message received and understood
10. noun

    a short account of the news
    “the report of his speech”

    synonyms: account, news report, story, write up

    types:

    newsletter, newssheet

    report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group

    bulletin

    a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)

    communique, despatch, dispatch

    an official report (usually sent in haste)

    urban legend

    an untrue story of unknown origin containing elements of humor or horror that spreads spontaneously in various forms

    exclusive, scoop

    a news report that is reported first by one news organization

    market letter

    a newsletter written by an analyst of the stock market and sold to subscribers

    flash, news bulletin, newsbreak, newsflash

    a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story

    information bulletin

    a bulletin containing the latest information

    type of:

    news

    information reported in a newspaper or news magazine
11. verb

    announce one's presence
    “I report to work every day at 9 o'clock”

    types:

    check in, sign in

    announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports

    check out

    announce one's departure from a hotel

    clock off, clock out, punch out

    register one's departure from work

    type of:

    announce, denote

    make known; make an announcement
12. noun

    a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)
    “they heard a violent report followed by silence”

    type of:

    noise

    sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
13. noun

    the general estimation that the public has for a person
    “he was a person of bad report”

    synonyms: reputation

    type of:

    estimate, estimation

    the respect with which a person is held