report
- noun
- /rɪˈpɔrt/
- They were driven by a negative trade report on GDP.
He's an odd kid, but he's, by all reports, a gentle kid.
- He's an odd kid, but he's, by all reports, a gentle kid.
- It gets good reports all the time and it's like golden balls.
Examples
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I would not be writing this report except for their prodigious efforts on our behalf.
Academic text (2011) -
So, not turning over your report card right away is a bad sign.
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Let them know who shall believe in the report of the Lord.
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Because of the fine reports on your work here.
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You will see that he returns home with a good report of our little homeland.
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I think it's safe to say the Warren Report is a work of fiction.
Fiction book (1991) -
Compelling evidence for this proposition is found in reports from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Academic text (2017) -
The counselor reviews the daily behavior report card and calculates the percentage of points earned.
Academic text (2013) -
Isn't that a damning report of nine years of this Tory government?
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According to all reports, the new restaurant in town has excellent food and service.
Synonyms
Common opinion people have about a person or place based on their past actions
The opinion people have of someone, often about how respected they are
Compounds
- Specialized
An official paper that shows the results of a health check for a patient
- Specialized
A company report that shows how much profit or loss it made over a set time
- Formal
A written statement from a certified public accountant saying information prepared by another person or company is reliable
- Specialized
A digital document signed by a device that shows its hardware or software state to another computer that checks it
- Specialized
A medical report that explains what small pieces of body tissue show under a microscope
- Specialized
A questionnaire where people answer questions about their own thoughts, feelings or actions
- Specialized
A set of questions people answer about their own thoughts and behavior to show what kind of person they are
How Reputable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Report originally meant news 'carried back' about a person, so it came to mean the opinion people 'carry' about someone, their reputation.