Report meaning in English
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Definition
a report: an account describing findings, a bulletin
The weather report predicts blue skies for today.
Could you have that report finished by Wednesday?
Did you read the report on last week's meeting?
I saw a news report on successful young companies.
to report: to inform, to give an account or representation; to inform the authorities
Susie reports directly to Bruno once a week.
You must report the car accident to the insurance company.
a reporter: a journalist
Pronunciation examples
UK: I reported him to the police for indecent exposure.
US: Have you read the report I sent you?
Examples
- "Here is my report of events I witnessed over the day."
- "Hannah : A financial report, or a game of online poker?"
- "Moira : Thanks for that "report," boys."
- "And he's helping us with our paper recycling system. He's very efficient at chewing confidential financial reports."
- "As promised, here's the finance report I was telling you about."
- "Reporter : Is this for real, bro?"
- "Reporter : Would you consider being studied by professionals?"
- "For those of you just tuning in, it was reported that the eccentric perfume magnate was piloting a hot air balloon while drunk when he lost control of the machine."
- "English reporter : Yes, hello."
- "BONDI POLICE DEPARTMENT - LAW ENFORCEMENT INCIDENT REPORT"
- "Today we welcome correspondent Lotsa Medals to our program to report on the Winter Olympics."
- "Celebrity Rumors.com - Reporting news about celebrities, because they are better than you!"
- "Eye witness report by: CLIVE THE BEER VENDOR"
- "Reporter : Are you a baby that's still a baby who can talk, or are you somehow a baby that's like an adult but can talk?"
- "You've only been alive for a matter of months, but I've already had reports of public indecency, aggressive lullaby singing, diaper throwing, tummy aches, temper tantrums, loud crying and some very serious accusations of milk abuse."
- "After watching news reports last week on the outbreak of "fish flu" in Asia, 8-year-old boy Thomas MacKenzie made a bold decision."
- "The events took place late last night at a trendy bar in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood, where witnesses reported seeing an altercation between two men arguing over the television program being shown."
- "Anosmia may be permanent, although a handful of patients have reported a full recovery."
- "Some of my retail reports are quite worrying."
- "Brent : Hello everyone, I'm Brent Vanderplop reporting live from London, England."
Exercise 1
"we do have one real journalist visiting us". Which of the following terms shares a similar meaning with "journalist"?
"we do have one real journalist visiting us". Which of the following terms shares a similar meaning with "journalist"?
The term "gazette" refers to a newspaper, and is most often found in the names of papers, such as "the Glasgow Gazette". This is not synonymous with the term "journalist".
"Reporter" is the best choice here. "Journalists" and "reporters" are sent to represent newspapers or television and radio stations. Their task is to gather information, and then write an article or broadcast concerning a certain event. Example: "The average IQ for a Daily Mail journalist is 28.6".
The term "panel" describes either a group of people assembled to discuss a certain issue, or a distinct section of a door, window, wall, etc. This is not synonymous with the term "journalist".
The term "diarist" describes someone who regularly writes in a diary, usually to record their personal thoughts. This is not synonymous with the term "journalist".
Exercise 2
Find synonyms for the following words.
Note: all of the synonyms are found in the text above!
Example: "severe" = ? You should type the word serious (from the phrase "it was reported that there were no serious injuries")
Considerate =
Strange =
Event =
Crash =
Note: all of the synonyms are found in the text above!
Example: "severe" = ? You should type the word serious (from the phrase "it was reported that there were no serious injuries")
Considerate =
Strange =
Event =
Crash =
Find synonyms for the following words.
Note: all of the synonyms are found in the text above!
Example: "severe" = ? You should type the word serious (from the phrase "it was reported that there were no serious injuries")
Considerate = thoughtful 1
Strange = perplexing 2
Event = incident 3
Crash = collision 4
Note: all of the synonyms are found in the text above!
Example: "severe" = ? You should type the word serious (from the phrase "it was reported that there were no serious injuries")
Considerate = thoughtful 1
Strange = perplexing 2
Event = incident 3
Crash = collision 4
1 thoughtful: "Thoughtful" is a synonym for "considerate". It means "sympathetic", "generous" or "attentive".
2 perplexing: "Perplexing" is a synonym for "strange". It means "bizarre" or "difficult to understand".
3 incident: An "incident" is a synonym for an "event". "An incident" refers to an event, action or occurrence (usually one with negative consequences).
4 collision: A "collision" is a type of "crash". A collision implies that two vehicles or objects have struck or "collided" with each other. A crash conveys the same meaning, though it can be used in many other contexts as well.
Exercise 3
"A customer service hotline had been put into place exactly to handle situations such as this one."
This could be rewritten as "A customer service hotline had been put into place exactly situations such as this one."
This could be rewritten as "A customer service hotline had been put into place exactly situations such as this one."
"A customer service hotline had been put into place exactly to handle situations such as this one."
This could be rewritten as "A customer service hotline had been put into place exactly to manage situations such as this one."
This could be rewritten as "A customer service hotline had been put into place exactly to manage situations such as this one."
to manage: This is correct. In this context, the terms "to handle" and "to manage" are synonyms. "To handle (a problem)" means to attend to or address (a problem). For example: she handles all the inquiries. A company's customer service department normally handles dissatisfied (or unhappy) customers.
to delegate: The terms "to handle" and "to delegate" are not synonyms. The verb "to delegate" means to give (a piece of work, power etc.) to someone else. For example: Bruno delegates a great deal of work to his assistant, Brian Jones.
to report: The terms "to handle" and "to report" are not synonyms. The verb "to report" means to give a statement or description of what has been said, seen or done. For example: His speech was reported in the newspaper.
to discuss: The terms "to handle" and "to discuss" are not synonyms. The verb "to discuss" means "to talk about". For example: we had a meeting to discuss tomorrow's meeting about meetings.
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