report

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpoɹt/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
  2. noun the act of informing by verbal report
  3. noun a short account of the news

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

study, written report

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
document
Narrower (hyponyms)
assay, case study, progress report, position paper, blue book, white book

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