to report
- verb
- /rɪˈpɔrt/
- Formal
- 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?
- Is the ship Captain Rainey reporting for duty?
- Hall of Justice, where he goes every morning at work and reports in and does his his business.
Examples
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Hello, Nurse Vicki, reporting for duty.
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Report to your stations immediately.
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- You ordered me to report to you here, sir.
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You will report for party duties immediately.
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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.
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Attention, Boston passenger Davis, please report to the rebooking counter.
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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 go to a court or official place when required
Go to an event, often briefly or in a formal way
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 Official
- Formal
- Formal
Surface Forms
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.