report

Noun

• the general estimation that the public has for a person
  • he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing
    
  • he was a person of bad report
    

• an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
  • he got an A on his composition
    

• a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment
  • his father signed his report card
    

• a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)
  • they heard a violent report followed by silence
    

• a short account of the news
  • the report of his speech
    
  • the story was on the 11 o'clock news
    
  • the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious
    

• the act of informing by verbal report
  • he heard reports that they were causing trouble
    
  • by all accounts they were a happy couple
    

• a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
  • this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale
    

Verb

• complain about; make a charge against
  • I reported her to the supervisor
    

• be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism
  • Snow reported on China in the 1950's
    
  • The cub reporter covered New York City
    

• make known to the authorities
  • One student reported the other to the principal
    

• announce one's presence
  • I report to work every day at 9 o'clock
    

• announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding
  • Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city
    
  • The team reported significant advances in their research
    

• to give an account or representation of in words
  • Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  reputation , composition , paper , theme , report card , news report , story , account , write up , study , written report , cover , describe