Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account: Describes information, statements, or findings that have been communicated or declared, often through an official or documented source.
   • (Grammar): In grammar, specifically describes speech or a clause that expresses what someone said, but not in their original, direct words.

Usage

• The adjective reported is used to qualify information that has been relayed by someone else. It implies a degree of separation from the original source or event.
• In grammatical contexts, it modifies nouns like "speech," "clause," or "statement" to indicate indirect narration.

Examples

• General Use:
  • The reported number of cases has increased. (The number that has been communicated to the public has increased.)
  • We are waiting for the reported findings from the committee. (We are waiting for the findings that will be formally presented by the committee.)
• Grammatical Use:
  • In reported speech, the tense often changes. (In indirect narration, the tense often changes.)
  • She didn't believe the reported statement. (She didn't believe the statement that was relayed by others.)

Advanced Usage

• "As reported by": Used to cite the source of information.
  • As reported by the local news, the road is closed. (According to the information given by the local news, the road is closed.)
• "Reported to be": Used to describe a widely held belief or claim about something's state or identity.
  • He is reported to be the new director. (It is said/claimed that he is the new director.)

Variants and Related Words

• Report (verb/noun): To give a spoken or written account of something; an account given.
  • The journalist will report the event.
• Reporter (noun): A person who reports, especially for a newspaper or broadcasting company.
  • The reporter filed her story.
• Reportedly (adverb): According to what some say; by report.
  • He is reportedly considering retirement.

Synonyms

• Stated: Clearly expressed or declared.
• Announced: Made known publicly or formally.
• Declared: Stated emphatically or officially.
• Accounted: Described in a narrative.

Related Phrases

• Reported speech (noun phrase): (Grammar) The reporting of what someone has said without using their exact words; indirect speech.
  • You must learn how to convert direct speech into reported speech.
• Reported clause (noun phrase): (Grammar) The part of a sentence that contains the indirect statement of what was said.
  • In the sentence 'She said that she was tired,' 'that she was tired' is the reported clause.

Notes

• The term often carries an implication that the information is second-hand and its absolute truth is not being guaranteed by the current speaker/writer. It is a neutral way to present information from another source.
• In grammar, reported is the standard term for the indirect form of relaying speech, contrasting with "direct" speech (e.g., vs. ).

Adjective

1. made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
   • his reported opinion
   • the reported findings