- report
- In.
1) to file, give, make, present, submit a report
2) to draw up, make out, write, write out, write up a report
3) to confirm a report
4) an accurate; biased, slanted; confirmed; detailed, exhaustive; favorable, positive; firsthand; negative, unfavorable; objective; unconfirmed report
5) an annual; daily; incident; interim; majority; minority; monthly; morning; newspaper; oral; status; traffic; weather; weekly; written report
6) a classified; confidential; restricted; secret; top secret report
7) a school report (BE; AE has report card)
8) a report about, on; to (she filed a report about the incident; the annual report to stockholders)
9) a report that + clause (we have heard reports that the road is closed)
IIv.1) (B) ('to relate') we reported the information to the authorities
2) (D; intr.) to report about, on ('to describe') (the correspondent reported on the situation at the front)
3) (D; intr.) ('to present oneself') to report for; to (to report to headquarters for duty)
4) (D; tr.) ('to inform on') to report for; to (to report smb. to the police for violating an ordinance)
5) (pol.) (AE) (d; tr.) to report out of ('to return smt. for further action') (to report a bill out of committee)
6) (D; intr.) to report to ('to answer to') (she reports directly to the dean)
7) (G) ('to make known') several people reported having seen the stolen car
8) (K) ('to make known') smb. reported their leaving early
9) (L; to) ('to relate') she reported (to us) that she had accomplished her mission
10) (M) ('to describe') the fire was reported to be burning out of control
11) (N; used with an adjective, past participle) ('to describe') the patrol reported the entire area clear/cleared; he was reported missing in action
12) (Q) ('to describe') they reported how the incident took place
13) (esp. BE) (s) to report sick
* * *[rɪ'pɔːt]confirmeddailydetailedexhaustivefirsthandhe was reported missing in actionmonthlyoralrestrictedsubmit a reporttop secret reportunconfirmed reportunfavorableweeklywrite outwrite up a reportwritten reporton (the correspondent reported on the situation at the front; 'to describe')to (to report smb. to the police for violating an ordinance)(B) ('to relate') we reported the information to the authorities(D; intr.) ('to present oneself) to report for(D; intr.) to report about(G) ('to make known') several people reported having seen the stolen car(K) ('to make known') smb. reported their leaving early(L; to) ('to relate') she reported (to us) that she had accomplished her mission(M) ('to describe') the fire was reported to be burning out of control(N; used with an adjective, past participle) ('to describe') the patrol reported the entire area clear/ cleared(Q) ('to describe') they reported how the incident took place(esp. BE) (s) to report sicka classifieda report aboutan accuratean annualto confirm a reportto draw upto filea school report (BE; AE has report card)(D; intr.) to report to (she reports directly to the dean; 'to answer to')(D; intr.) to report to (she reports directly to the dean; 'to answer to')(pol.) (AE) (d; tr.) to report out of (to report a bill out of committee; 'to return smt. for further action')a report that + clause (we have heard reports that the road is closed)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.