Report

Report
Report Re*port" (r[-e]*p[=o]rt"), n. [Cf. F. rapport. See {Report}.v. t.] 1. That which is reported. Specifically: (a) An account or statement of the results of examination or inquiry made by request or direction; relation. ``From Thetis sent as spies to make report.'' --Waller. (b) A story or statement circulating by common talk; a rumor; hence, fame; repute; reputation. [1913 Webster]

It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. --1 Kings x. 6. [1913 Webster]

Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and . . . of good report among all the nation of the Jews. --Acts x. 22. [1913 Webster] (c) Sound; noise; as, the report of a pistol or cannon. (d) An official statement of facts, verbal or written; especially, a statement in writing of proceedings and facts exhibited by an officer to his superiors; as, the reports of the heads af departments to Congress, of a master in chancery to the court, of committees to a legislative body, and the like. (e) An account or statement of a judicial opinion or decision, or of case argued and determined in a court of law, chancery, etc.; also, in the plural, the volumes containing such reports; as, Coke's Reports. (f) A sketch, or a fully written account, of a speech, debate, or the proceedings of a public meeting, legislative body, etc. [1913 Webster]

2. Rapport; relation; connection; reference. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

The corridors worse, having no report to the wings they join to. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Account; relation; narration; detail; description; recital; narrative; story; rumor; hearsay. [1913 Webster]


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  • report — re·port 1 n: a usu. detailed account or statement: as a: an account or statement of the facts of a case heard and of the decision and opinion of the court or of a quasi judicial tribunal determining the case b: a written submission of a question… …   Law dictionary

  • report — n 1 Report, rumor, gossip, hearsay are comparable when they mean common talk or an instance of it that spreads rapidly. Report is the most general and least explicit of these terms; it need not imply an authentic basis for the common talk, but it …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • report — REPÓRT, reporturi, s.n. Trecere a unei sume (reprezentând un total parţial) din josul unei coloane în fruntea coloanei următoare, pentru a fi adunată în continuare; p. ext. sumă, total reportate sau orice sumă rămasă dintr un calcul anterior. –… …   Dicționar Român

  • 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… …   English World dictionary

  • report — [n1] account, story address, announcement, article, blow by blow*, brief, broadcast, cable, chronicle, communication, communique, declaration, description, detail, digest, dispatch, handout, history, hot wire*, information, message, narration,… …   New thesaurus

  • Report — Re*port (r? p?rt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reported}; p. pr. & vb. n. Reporting.] [F. reporter to carry back, carry (cf. rapporter; see {Rapport}), L. reportare to bear or bring back; pref. re re + portare to bear or bring. See {Port} bearing,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Report — Re*port (r? p?rt ), v. i. 1. To make a report, or response, in respect of a matter inquired of, a duty enjoined, or information expected; as, the committee will report at twelve o clock. [1913 Webster] 2. To furnish in writing an account of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • report — (n.) late 14c., an account brought by one person to another, rumor, from O.Fr. report (Mod.Fr. rapport), from reporter to tell, relate, from L. reportare carry back, from re back + portare to carry (see PORT (Cf. port) (1)). Meaning formal… …   Etymology dictionary

  • report — /ˈreport, ingl. rɪˈpɔːt/ [vc. ingl., propr. «relazione»] s. m. inv. resoconto, rapporto, relazione …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

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