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REPORT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The general estimation that the public has for a person
Example:
he was a person of bad report
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("report" is a kind of...):
estimate; estimation (the respect with which a person is held)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An essay (especially one written as an assignment)
Example:
he got an A on his composition
Synonyms:
composition; paper; report; theme
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("report" is a kind of...):
essay (an analytic or interpretive literary composition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "report"):
term paper (a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A short account of the news
Example:
the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious
Synonyms:
account; news report; report; story; write up
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("report" is a kind of...):
news (information reported in a newspaper or news magazine)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "report"):
newsletter; newssheet (report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group)
bulletin (a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast))
communique; despatch; dispatch (an official report (usually sent in haste))
urban legend (a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true)
exclusive; scoop (a news report that is reported first by one news organization)
Derivation:
report (to give an account or representation of in words)
report (be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The act of informing by verbal report
Example:
by all accounts they were a happy couple
Synonyms:
account; report
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("report" is a kind of...):
informing; making known (a speech act that conveys information)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "report"):
comment; gossip; scuttlebutt (a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people)
narration; recital; yarn (the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events)
anecdote (short account of an incident (especially a biographical one))
debriefing (report of a mission or task)
megillah ((Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account)
direct discourse; direct quotation (a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g.,)
indirect discourse (a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g.,)
summarisation; summarization (the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly)
Derivation:
report (to give an account or representation of in words)
report (be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A written document describing the findings of some individual or group
Example:
this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale
Synonyms:
report; study; written report
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("report" is a kind of...):
document; papers; written document (writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "report"):
assay (a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance)
case study (a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure)
white book; white paper (a government report; bound in white)
blue book (a report published by the British government; bound in blue)
green paper (a preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to stimulate discussion)
progress report (a report of work accomplished during a specified time period)
position paper (a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy)
medical report (a report of the results of a medical examination of a patient)
Derivation:
report (to give an account or representation of in words)
report (announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment
Example:
his father signed his report card
Synonyms:
report; report card
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("report" is a kind of...):
info; information (a message received and understood)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)
Example:
they heard a violent report followed by silence
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("report" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they report ... he / she / it reports
Past simple: reported
Past participle: reported
-ing form: reporting
Sense 1
Meaning:
To give an account or representation of in words
Example:
Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental
Synonyms:
account; describe; report
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "report" is one way to...):
inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sentence example:
They report that there was a traffic accident
Derivation:
report (a short account of the news)
report (the act of informing by verbal report)
report (a written document describing the findings of some individual or group)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Make known to the authorities
Example:
One student reported the other to the principal
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "report" is one way to...):
inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Sense 3
Meaning:
Complain about; make a charge against
Example:
I reported her to the supervisor
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "report" is one way to...):
complain; kick; kvetch; plain; quetch; sound off (express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Sentence example:
Sam cannot report Sue
Sense 4
Meaning:
Announce one's presence
Example:
I report to work every day at 9 o'clock
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "report" is one way to...):
announce; denote (make known; make an announcement)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "report"):
check in; sign in (announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports)
check out (announce one's departure from a hotel)
clock off; clock out; punch out (register one's departure from work)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sense 5
Meaning:
Announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding
Example:
The team reported significant advances in their research
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "report" is one way to...):
announce; denote (make known; make an announcement)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sentence example:
They report the information to them
Derivation:
report (a written document describing the findings of some individual or group)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism
Example:
The cub reporter covered New York City
Synonyms:
cover; report
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "report" is one way to...):
inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to)
Verb group:
cover (maintain a check on; especially by patrolling)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
They won't report the story
Derivation:
report (a short account of the news)
report (the act of informing by verbal report)
reportage (the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television)
reporter (a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories)
reporting (the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television)
Context examples:
An indicator that a measurement is reported as absolute or relative to some other measurement.
(Absolute vs Relative Indicator, NCI Thesaurus)
The standard character or string for representation and reporting of microbiology specimen data.
(Microbiology Specimen Character Result in Standard Format, NCI Thesaurus)
The vast majority of reported cases had a benign clinical course. — 2005
(Metaplastic Thymoma, NCI Thesaurus)
“What's the report of this boy?”
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Maud received my report with obvious relief, and the sight of smoke which later rose in the galley put her in a more cheerful mood.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
A report released this week reveals 381 new species of plants and animals found in the Amazon between 2014 and 2015.
(Report unveils 381 new plant and animal species in Amazon, Agência Brasil)
Datasets used for statistical analysis and reporting by the sponsor.
(Analysis Dataset Domain, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A coded value specifying the level of injury suffered by the subject for whom the event is reported.
(Adverse Event Grade Code, NCI Thesaurus)
Although the mechanism of action is unclear, this agent is reported to enhance the immune system and reduce fatigue.
(American Ginseng, NCI Thesaurus)
The Review on Antimicrobial Resistance report predicted this will reach 10 million deaths a year by 2050 if no action is taken now.
(Toothpaste and Hand Wash Are Causing Antibiotic Resistance, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
