report
verb
uk
/rɪˈpɔːt/ us
/rɪˈpɔːrt/report verb (TELL)
B1 [ I or T ]
to give a description of something or information about it to someone:
The assassination was reported in all the newspapers.
report to someone on something I want you to report to me on progress (= on what you have done) every Friday.
[ + -ing verb ] Spies reported seeing a build-up of soldiers.
[ + obj + adj ] He was reported missing in action.
- tellMy friend told me you were looking for me.
- let someone knowLet me know if you'd like to come.
- giveCan you give the message to Jo?
- communicateA 60-second TV commercial isn't always the best way to communicate a complex medical message.
- informThe relatives of the injured have been informed of the accident.
- notifyThe school has to notify parents if their children do not arrive at school.
report someone to someone for something My neighbours reported me to the police for firing my rifle in the garden.
- Witnesses reported seeing a huge orange fireball as the oil refinery exploded.
- Shortly before the crash the pilot had reported a malfunction of the aircraft's navigation system.
- Her disappearance was reported to the police department's Missing Persons Bureau.
- Do you have anything to report?
- Several journalists have been killed or injured by stray bullets while reporting on the civil war.
- anecdotalist
- anecdotist
- dream sequence
- flash forward
- framing
- narration
- narrator
- non-narrative
- novelistic
- novelistically
- omniscient narrator
- paint
- personify
- recite
- relate
- storytelling
- teller
- unreliable narrator
- unreported
- world-building
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
report verb (GO)
Phrasal verbs
report noun [C] (DESCRIPTION)
A2 (also school report); (US also report card)
B1
- The report contains numerous demonstrable errors.
- The prime minister issued a denial of the report that she is about to resign.
- The content of her report is shrouded in secrecy.
- We file these reports under country of origin.
- The newspaper reports of the discussion only roughly approximated to what was actually said.
- analysis
- analyzation
- appraisal
- appraisee
- assessment
- fault someone on something
- forensic science
- forensics
- impact assessment
- impact statement
- peer reviewer
- post mortem
- prognosticate
- prognostication
- rating
- tbf
- time-and-motion study
- unrated
- value judgment
- verdict
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
report noun [C] (NOISE)
- bangShe slammed the door with a bang.
- slamThe window closed with a slam.
- clashI can still hear the clash of metal against metal during the car crash.
- clankMy mechanic asked me to describe the clanks that my engine makes.
- clangThe jail door closed with a resounding clang.
- thumpHe dropped his suitcase with a loud thump and sprinted up the steps.
