to report
- verb
- /rɪˈpɔrt/
- 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.
- And if they were threatening to report them, that's it.
- So they impound this car because I refused to report the car stolen.
- Then John Pose, I'd like to report a crime.
- I know you're about to report me to the CDC.
- Shot Black shop owner calls the police to report a robbery.
- She got angry and reported that person is illegal.
Examples
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All commanders report their headcounts to Command.
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His wife and child are reported missing.
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- Did you every report him to the police?
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The doctors who treated her reported her to the police.
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I'll report you to your superior officer.
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The teacher decided to report the student's cheating to the principal.
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She felt it was her duty to report the unsafe working conditions to her manager.
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After witnessing the robbery, he chose to report the incident to the police.
Synonyms
To secretly tell the police about someone's illegal actions
To tell the authorities or the public about wrongdoing
To report to a person in charge that someone did something wrong so they get in trouble
To tell the police or a manager that someone did something wrong
To tell the police or a teacher that someone did something wrong
To tell a teacher or adult that someone broke the rules
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
- Jargon
A committee sends a bill it has discussed and changed to the whole legislature for a vote
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 Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.