Meaning & Definition of Report in English

1. A written document describing the findings of some individual or group

• "This accords with the recent study by hill and dale"

2. The act of informing by verbal report

• "He heard reports that they were causing trouble"

• "By all accounts they were a happy couple"

3. A short account of the news

• "The report of his speech"

• "The story was on the 11 o'clock news"

• "The account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"

4. A sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)

• "They heard a violent report followed by silence"

5. A written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment

• "His father signed his report card"

6. An essay (especially one written as an assignment)

• "He got an a on his composition"

7. The general estimation that the public has for a person

• "He acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"

• "He was a person of bad report"

1. To give an account or representation of in words

• "Discreet italian police described it in a manner typically continental"

2. Announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding

• "Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"

• "The team reported significant advances in their research"

3. Announce one's presence

• "I report to work every day at 9 o'clock"

4. Make known to the authorities

• "One student reported the other to the principal"

5. Be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism

• "Snow reported on china in the 1950's"

• "The cub reporter covered new york city"

6. Complain about

• Make a charge against

• "I reported her to the supervisor"