What does “report” mean?
- 1
nouna spoken or written description of an event or situation
I have to finish the sales report by Friday.
- 2
verbto give people information about something, especially in the news
The paper reported a drop in crime.
- 3
verbto tell the police or someone in authority about a crime or problem
She reported the theft to the police.
Report at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & verb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /rɪˈpɔrt/ · rih-PORT
How to use “report” correctly
“Report to someone” means that person is your manager: “I report to the head of sales.”
Common phrases with “report”
- write a report
- report card
- news report
- report to sb
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- reporter
- reportedly
- reporting
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