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to report

to report

686 1.6
To tell someone in authority that a person has broken a rule or law
  • verb
  • /rɪˈpɔrt/
translation icon : 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 inform
vsto report
41 6.8

To secretly tell the police about someone's illegal actions

is done openly to a person in authority rather than secretly
to blow the whistle
vsto report
37 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 tell on
vsto report
  • Informal
35 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 shop
vsto report
  • Informal
12 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 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
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

Antonyms

1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

Phrasal Verbs

to report on
  • Literature
580 3.3

To give information about something, often in news or meetings

to report out
  • Jargon
3 8.5

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

Compounds

news report
  • Literature
68 1.1

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

48 1.5

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

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

medical report
  • Specialized
15 2.7

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

earnings report
  • Specialized
7 2.9

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

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

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

self-report inventory
  • Specialized
6.8

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

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
933 4.2
to accuse
2.7
to report
686 1.6
to inform
1.0
mention
220 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.