Meaning

13 senses
  1. (intransitive, transitive)To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something).

    berichten, melden, anzeigen

    сообща́тьsoobščátʹ, сообщи́тьsoobščítʹ

  2. (transitive)To repeat (something one has heard), to retell; to pass on, convey (a message, information etc.).

  3. (formal, transitive)To notify someone of (particular intelligence, suspicions, illegality, misconduct etc.); to make notification to relevant authorities; to submit a formal report of.

    For insurance reasons, I had to report the theft to the local police station.

    melden

    докла́дыватьdokládyvatʹ, доложи́тьdoložítʹ, отчи́тыватьсяotčítyvatʹsja

  4. (transitive)To make a formal statement, especially of complaint, about (someone).

    If you do that again I'll report you to the boss.

    complain about; make a charge against

  5. (intransitive)To show up or appear at an appointed time; to present oneself.

    sich melden

    явля́тьсяjavljátʹsja, яви́тьсяjavítʹsja

  6. (ambitransitive)To write news reports (for); to cover as a journalist or reporter.

    Andrew Marr reports now on more in-fighting at Westminster.

    Every newspaper reported the war.

    berichten

  7. (intransitive)To be accountable to or subordinate to (someone) in a hierarchy; to receive orders from (someone); to give official updates to (someone who is above oneself in a hierarchy).

    The financial director reports to the CEO.

    Now that I've been promoted, I report to Benjamin, whom I loathe.

    отчи́тыватьсяotčítyvatʹsja, отчита́тьсяotčitátʹsja

  8. (dated)To return or present as the result of an examination or consideration of any matter officially referred.

    The committee reported the bill with amendments, or reported a new bill, or reported the results of an inquiry.

  9. To take minutes of (a speech, the doings of a public body, etc.); to write down from the lips of a speaker.

  10. Of a ship, to return to a port.

    Our ship leaves port on Monday and will re-port on Friday.

  11. (obsolete, reflexive)To take oneself (to someone or something) for guidance or support; to appeal.

  12. (obsolete)To refer.

Examples

1963 sentences
  1. She will report directly to me.

    Вона доповість мені безпосередньо. — anastasishko

    ruОна доложит непосредственно мне. — odexed

    deSie wird mir direkt Bericht erstatten. — jakov

  2. I haven't finished the report yet.

    Я ще не закінчив звіт. — deniko

    ruЯ ещё не закончил отчёт. — odexed

    deIch habe den Bericht noch nicht fertiggestellt. — raggione

  3. I read that report before lunch.

    Я прочитав цей звіт до обіду. — deniko

  4. You've read the report, haven't you?

    Ти ж прочитав звіт? — deniko

    ruВы читали доклад, не так ли? — astru

  5. I'm still working on my report.

    Я все ще працюю над звітом. — deniko

    ruЯ ещё работаю над своим отчётом. — odexed

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
to relate details of:
to notify formally:
to appear or present oneself:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to relate details of:
to appear or present oneself:

Origin

From Middle English reporten, from Anglo-Norman reporter, from Latin reportāre (“to carry

From Middle English reporten, from Anglo-Norman reporter, from Latin reportāre (“to carry back, return, remit, refer”), from re- + portāre.

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Forms

reports, reporting, reported, reported
Base formreport · to report
3rd person singularreports
Present participlereporting
Past simplereported
Past participlereported

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyreport
he, she, itreports

Past simpleLesson

all personsreported

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave reported
he, she, ithas reported

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill report

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • to give an account or representation of in words:describeaccount
  • be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism:cover

Word family

19 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • writing the report
  • read the report
  • writing this report
  • finish the report
  • wrote this report
  • write the report
  • finish this report
  • the weather report
  • writing a report
  • in the report
  • weather report
  • the report by

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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