report
to give an account or representation of in words
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,515 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,082 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- to give an account or representation of in words also: describe, account Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental
- announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this cityThe team reported significant advances in their research
- announce one's presence I report to work every day at 9 o'clock
- make known to the authorities One student reported the other to the principal
- be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism also: cover Snow reported on China in the 1950'sThe cub reporter covered New York City
- complain about; make a charge against I reported her to the supervisor
noun
- a written document describing the findings of some individual or group also: study, written report this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale
- the act of informing by verbal report also: account he heard reports that they were causing troubleby all accounts they were a happy couple
report in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The commissary began writing, on the corner of a table, a short official report.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The lines “To a Mouse” seem by report to have been composed while Burns was actually plowing.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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Her brother, who was a grocer and a member of the town-council, went thither to see about this report.
Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice · James Branch Cabell · Chapter 1
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A woman's cry followed the report; then a dip of oars was heard that fast grew fainter until it faded from hearing.
Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 02 · Charles M. (Charles Montgomery) Skinner · Chapter 1
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The cavalcade, he said, needed a scout that would report any traces of robbers he might detect among the rocks and bushes.
The Brook Kerith: A Syrian story · George Moore · Chapter 1