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report

n. countable
A1 Beginner Oxford US //ɹiˈpɔɹt// re·port Archaic Formal General-service

n. a written or spoken description of something that happened. You use it to give information to other people about a specific event or topic.

n. a formal account or statement describing the findings of an investigation or the details of an event. Often structured for a specific audience or purpose.


SIMPLE

I need to finish my weekly report by Friday.

CONTEXTUAL

The police officer wrote a detailed report about the accident that happened on Main Street.

COMPLEX

The annual financial report provides a comprehensive overview of the company's fiscal health and its strategic objectives for the upcoming year.

Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English reporten, from Anglo-Norman reporter, from Latin reportāre (“to carry back, return, remit, refer”), from re- + portāre.

Usage

Commonly takes the preposition 'on' or 'about' to indicate the subject matter.

Pitfall

I made a report about the problemI wrote a report about the problemWhile 'made' is sometimes used, 'wrote', 'filed', or 'submitted' are the standard collocations for formal documents.

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