English - Report

report [rɪˈpɔːt]
n
1. an account prepared for the benefit of others, esp one that provides information obtained through investigation and published in a newspaper or broadcast
2. a statement made widely known; rumour according to report, he is not dead
3. an account of the deliberations of a committee, body, etc. a report of parliamentary proceedings
4. (Social Science / Education) Brit a statement on the progress, academic achievement, etc., of each child in a school, written by teachers and sent to the parents or guardian annually or each term
5. (Law) a written account of a case decided at law, giving the main points of the argument on each side, the court's findings, and the decision reached
6. comment on a person's character or actions; reputation he is of good report here
7. a sharp loud noise, esp one made by a gun
vb (when tr, may take a clause as object; when intr, often foll by on)
1. to give an account (of); describe
2. to give an account of the results of an investigation (into) to report on housing conditions
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (of a committee, legislative body, etc.) to make a formal report on (a bill)
4. (tr) to complain about (a person), esp to a superior I'll report you to the teacher
5. (tr) to reveal information about (a fugitive, escaped prisoner, etc.) esp concerning his whereabouts
6. (intr) to present oneself or be present at an appointed place or for a specific purpose report to the manager's office
7. (intr) to say or show that one is (in a certain state) to report fit
8. (intr; foll by to) to be responsible to and under the authority of the plant manager reports to the production controller
9. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) (intr) to act as a reporter for a newspaper or for radio or television
10. (Law) Law to take down in writing details of (the proceedings of a court of law) as a record or for publication
[from Old French, from reporter to carry back, from Latin reportāre, from re- + portāre to carry]
reportable adj