report

re|port¹ W1S2 [rıˈpo:t US -o:rt] n

[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: reporter 'to report', from Latin reportare, from portare 'to carry']

1.) a written or spoken description of a situation or event, giving people the information they need

→↑account report of/on/about

▪ Martens gave a report on his sales trip to Korea.

2.) a piece of writing in a newspaper about something that is happening, or part of a news programme

→↑reporter

▪ According to recent news reports , two of the victims are Americans.

report on/of

▪ media reports of the food shortages

3.) an official document that carefully considers a particular subject

report on

▪ a recent report on child abuse

4.) information that something has happened, which may or may not be true

report of

▪ Police received reports of a bomb threat at the airport at 11:28 p.m.

report that

▪ a report that he had been killed

5.) BrE a written statement by teachers about a child's work at school, which is sent to his or her parents

American Equivalent: report card

6.) BrE someone who works for a particular manager

▪ Only Gordon's direct reports are attending the course.

7.) formal the noise of an explosion or shot

▪ a loud report

report ²

report² W1S3 v

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1¦(news)¦

2 be reported to be/do something

3¦(job/work)¦

4¦(public statement)¦

5¦(crime/accident)¦

6¦(complain)¦

7¦(arrival)¦

8 report sick

Phrasal verbs

　report back

　report to somebody

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1.) ¦(NEWS)¦ [I and T]

to give people information about recent events, especially in newspapers and on television and radio

→↑reporter

▪ This is Gavin Williams, reporting from the United Nations in New York.

▪ We aim to report the news as fairly as possible.

▪ The incident was widely reported in the national press.

report on

▪ The Times sent her to Bangladesh to report on the floods.

report that

▪ Journalists in Cairo reported that seven people had been shot.

report doing sth

▪ Witnesses reported seeing three people flee the scene.

2.) be reported to be/do sth

used to say that a statement has been made about someone or something, but you do not know if it is true

→↑allege

▪ The stolen necklace is reported to be worth $57,000.

3.) ¦(JOB/WORK)¦ [I and T]

to tell someone about what has been happening, or what you are doing as part of your job

report (to sb) on sth

▪ I've asked him to come back next week and report on his progress.

4.) ¦(PUBLIC STATEMENT)¦ [T]

to officially give information to the public

▪ Doctors have reported a 13% increase in the number of people with heart disease.

5.) ¦(CRIME/ACCIDENT)¦ [T]

to tell the police or someone in authority that an accident or crime has happened

▪ I'd like to report a theft.

report sth to sb

▪ All accidents must be reported to the safety officer.

report sb/sth missing/injured/killed

▪ The plane was reported missing.

6.) ¦(COMPLAIN)¦ [T]

to complain about someone to people in authority

report sb for sth

▪ Polish referee Ryszard Wojoik reported two Leeds United players for violent conduct.

report sb to sb

▪ Hadley's drinking problem led co-workers to report him to the supervisor.

7.) ¦(ARRIVAL)¦

to go somewhere and officially state that you have arrived

report to

▪ All visitors must report to the site office.

▪ All soldiers were required to report for duty (=arrive and be ready for work) on Friday.

8.) report sick

to officially tell your employers that you cannot come to work because you are ill

report back [i]phr v

to give someone information about something that they asked you to find out about

report back to

▪ The committee has 60 days to report back to Congress.

report back on

▪ Students were asked to report back on their results.

report to [report to sb] phr v

to be responsible to someone at work and be managed by them

▪ He will report to Greg Carr, Boston Technology's chief executive.