report
re·port (rĭ-pôrtʹ -pōrtʹ)n. 1. An account presented usually in detail. 2. A formal account of the proceedings or transactions of a group. 3. Law. A published collection of authoritative accounts of court cases or of judicial decisions. Often used in the plural. 4. Common talk; rumor or gossip: According to report, they eloped. 5. Reputation; repute: a person of bad report. 6. An explosive noise: the report of a rifle.v. re·port·ed, re·port·ing, re·portsv. tr. 1. To make or present an often official, formal, or regular account of. 2. To relate or tell about; present: report one's findings. See Synonyms at describe. 3. To write or provide an account or summation of for publication or broadcast: report the news. 4. To submit or relate the results of considerations concerning: The committee reported the bill. 5. To carry back and repeat to another: reported the rumor of a strike. 6. To complain about or denounce: reported them to the principal.v. intr. 1. To make a report. 2. To serve as a reporter for a publication, broadcasting company, or other news media. 3. To present oneself: report for duty. 4. To be accountable: She reports directly to the board of directors.Phrasal Verb:report out To return after deliberation to a legislative body for action: The committee reported the new tax bill out.Idiom:on report Subject to disclipinary action. [Middle English, from Old French, from reporter, to report, from Latin reportāre: re-, re- + portāre, to carry; See per-2 in Indo-European Roots.] re·portʹa·ble adj.
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