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to report

to report

614 3.0
To go to a place to begin work or duty
  • verb
  • /rɪˈpɔrt/
  • Formal
translation icon : presentarse
  • She is reporting to the main office for her first day as an intern.
  • report for duty

Is the ship Captain Rainey reporting for duty?

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Examples

  • Hello, Nurse Vicki, reporting for duty.

  • Report to your stations immediately.

  • - You ordered me to report to you here, sir.

  • You will report for party duties immediately.

  • You and your little pal will report directly to me and take orders only from me.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Twenty Georgia companies reported for duty just days ahead of the roundup.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I'm John Kerry and I'm reporting for duty.

  • Attention, Boston passenger Davis, please report to the rebooking counter.

  • My NCO says I have to report to my commander ASAP or I'll be SOL.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Hello, everyone, I am reporting for duty as the team's new manager.

Synonyms

to appear
vsto report
  • Formal
220 4.8

To go to a court or official place when required

serves to show formal arrival for work or duty rather than court
to make an appearance
vsto report
36 3.5

Go to an event, often briefly or in a formal way

marks formal arrival to begin work or duty rather than brief ceremonies

Antonyms

9 6.8

To stay away on purpose from a place or event when you should be there

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 Official

to report
  • Formal
614 3.0
to appear
  • Formal
220 4.8
to check in
136 1.6
to arrive
1.0
to show up
1.4

Surface Forms

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

Etymology

Report meaning 'to present yourself for duty' also comes from the idea behind Latin reportare 'to carry back', with the sense of bringing yourself or your news to a person in charge, so to report for work is to go and show you are ready.