report

report [ri pôrt′]

vt.

[ME reporten < OFr reporter, to carry back < L reportare < re-, back + portare, to carry: see PORT³]

1. to give an account of, often at regular intervals; give information about (something seen, done, etc.); recount

2. to carry and repeat (a message, etc.)

3. to write an account of for presentation to others or for publication, as in a newspaper

4. to make known the presence, approach, etc. of [to report strange aircraft overhead]

5. to give a formal statement or official account of; announce formally (the results of an investigation, etc.)

6. to present or return (something referred for study, action, etc.) with the conclusions reached or recommendations made: often with out [the committee reported the bill out]

7. to make a charge about (something) or against (someone) to a person in authority [to report a rudeness, to report a thief]

vi.

1. to make a report

2. to work as a reporter

3. to present oneself or make one's presence known [to report for duty]

4. to be responsible or subordinate (to a superior)

n.

[ME < OFr < the v.]

1. rumor; gossip; common talk [report has it that you will resign]

2. reputation [a person of good report]

3. a statement or account brought in and presented, often for publication [a report of a battle]

4. a formal or official presentation of facts or of the record of some proceedings, an investigation, etc.

5. a loud, resounding noise, esp. one made by an explosion

6. Law

a) a formal account or record of a court case, decision, etc.

b) [pl.] the official records, published periodically, of court cases, decisions, etc.

reportable

adj.