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to report

to report

533 1.6
To tell someone in authority that a person has broken a rule or law
  • verb
  • /rɪˈpɔrt/
: denunciar
  • Abuse from the home setting needs to be reported to the proper authorities.
  • report harassment

And if they were threatening to report them, that's it.

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Examples

  • All commanders report their headcounts to Command.

  • His wife and child are reported missing.

  • - Did you every report him to the police?

  • The doctors who treated her reported her to the police.

  • I'll report you to your superior officer.

  • The teacher decided to report the student's cheating to the principal.

  • She felt it was her duty to report the unsafe working conditions to her manager.

  • After witnessing the robbery, he chose to report the incident to the police.

Synonyms

to tell on
vsto report
  • Informal
47 4.4

To report to a person in charge that someone did something wrong so they get in trouble

is about notifying a person in authority without stressing the resulting trouble
to blow the whistle
vsto report
39 5.1

To tell the authorities or the public about wrongdoing

focuses on notifying a person in authority, not public exposure or broad alarm
to inform
vsto report
15 6.8

To secretly tell the police about someone's illegal actions

is done openly to a person in authority rather than secretly
to shop
vsto report
  • Informal
1 8.0

To tell the police or a manager that someone did something wrong

has the same meaning of notifying a person in authority about wrongdoing
to dob
vsto report
  • Slang
1 9.9

To tell a teacher or adult that someone broke the rules

has the same meaning of notifying a person in authority about wrongdoing
to dob in
vsto report
  • UK
1 9.9

To tell the police or a teacher that someone did something wrong

has the same meaning of notifying a person in authority about wrongdoing

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

Phrasal Verbs

to report on
  • Literature
344 3.3

To give information about something, often in news or meetings

to report out
  • Jargon
2 8.5

A committee sends a bill it has discussed and changed to the whole legislature for a vote

Compounds

news report
  • Literature
99 1.1

A short spoken or written account of recent events in the media

A document that gives information or findings after someone studies a topic

54 1.5

A paper from a school that shows a student's grades

medical report
  • Specialized
24 2.7

An official paper that shows the results of a health check for a patient

A report that shows work done and progress over a set time

earnings report
  • Specialized
10 2.9

A company report that shows how much profit or loss it made over a set time

self-report inventory
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A questionnaire where people answer questions about their own thoughts, feelings or actions

1 8.3

A written statement from a certified public accountant saying information prepared by another person or company is reliable

attestation report
  • Specialized
7.5

A digital document signed by a device that shows its hardware or software state to another computer that checks it

histopath's report
  • Specialized
6.1

A medical report that explains what small pieces of body tissue show under a microscope

A set of questions people answer about their own thoughts and behavior to show what kind of person they are

How Serious

to charge
  • Formal
996 4.2
to accuse
∞ 2.7
to report
533 1.6
to inform
682 1.0
mention
223 2.5

Surface Forms

report infinitive
reported past
reported past participle
reporting present participle
reports third person singular

Morphology

report = port (opaque) = re + port

The sense 'to inform a person in authority' is part of the lexical meaning of the verb; the Latin segmentation is not a productive clue for learners.

Etymology

Report meaning to tell a person in authority about someone's actions comes from the same root reportare 'to carry back', so to report someone is to 'carry' news of their actions to a person in charge.