Meaning & use
report
To give a detailed account of an event, situation, or piece of information to others.
See it in a sentence
Employees must report any safety hazards to their supervisor immediately.
The journalist reported live from the scene of the flooding.
A note on using this word
Report can also mean to present oneself somewhere officially, as in 'report to the front desk.'
Words with a similar meaning
announcerelate
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A written or spoken account describing an event, situation, or set of findings.
The committee published a report summarizing its findings after the investigation.
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