reportverb/ɹɪˈpɔːt/

• 1

  To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something).

  • Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported[…]that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration.
• 2

  To repeat (something one has heard), to retell; to pass on, convey (a message, information etc.).

• 3

  obsoleteTo take oneself (to someone or something) for guidance or support; to appeal.

  • thenne they ansuerd by and by that they coude not excuse the quene /[…]/ Allas sayd the quene I made this dyner for a good entente / and neuer for none euyl soo almyghty god me help in my ryght as I was neuer purposed to doo suche euylle dedes / and that I reporte me vnto god
• 4

  formalTo notify someone of (particular intelligence, suspicions, illegality, misconduct etc.); to make notification to relevant authorities; to submit a formal report of.

  • For insurance reasons, I had to report the theft to the local police station.
• 5

  To make a formal statement, especially of complaint, about (someone).

  • If you do that again I'll report you to the boss.
• 6

  To show up or appear at an appointed time; to present oneself.

• 7

  To write news reports (for); to cover as a journalist or reporter.

  • Andrew Marr reports now on more in-fighting at Westminster.
  • Every newspaper reported the war.
• 8

  To be accountable to or subordinate to (someone) in a hierarchy; to receive orders from (someone); to give official updates to (someone who is above oneself in a hierarchy).

  • The financial director reports to the CEO.
  • Now that I've been promoted, I report to Benjamin, whom I loathe.

reportnoun/ɹɪˈpɔːt/

• 1

  A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject).

  • A report by the telecommunications ministry on the phone network revealed a severe capacity problem.
  • Hospitals are failing to care properly for the growing number of people with dementia, according to an NHS-funded report, which has prompted demands for big improvements to help patients.
• 2

  Reputation.

  • I love thee in such sort / As, thou being mine, mine is thy good report.
  • Certain it is that if he had been daft before, he now ran wild in his pranks, and an evil report of him was in every mouth.
• 3

  engineeringfirearmsgovernmentThe sharp, loud sound of a gunshot or explosion.

  • While their masters, the mates, seemed afraid of the sound of the hinges of their own jaws, the harpooneers chewed their food with such a relish that there was a report to it.
  • […] a pistol-shot, flash and report, came from the hedge-side.
• 4

  businessAn employee whose position in a corporate hierarchy is below that of a particular manager.

  • The revelation that boss of one year Laurent Freixe was conducting an undisclosed affair with a direct report has rocked a 159-year-old conglomerate that pioneered infant formula and milk chocolate before growing to become the world's largest food and beverage company.