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report

Noun

A written document describing the findings of some individual or group (synset 107233130)
"this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"

is a type of: document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
subtypes:
- assay - a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance
- case study - a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure
- white book, white paper - a government report; bound in white
- blue book - a report published by the British government; bound in blue
- green paper - a preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to stimulate discussion
- progress report - a report of work accomplished during a specified time period
- position paper - a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy
- medical report - a report of the results of a medical examination of a patient
same as: study, written report
The act of informing by verbal report (synset 107232584)
"he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"

is a type of: informing, making known - a speech act that conveys information
subtypes:
- summarisation, summarization - the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly
- indirect discourse - a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g.,
- direct discourse, direct quotation - a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g.,
- megillah - (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account
- debriefing - report of a mission or task
- anecdote - short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
- narration, recital, yarn - the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
- comment, gossip, scuttlebutt - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
same as: account
A short account of the news (synset 106694296)
"the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"

is a type of: news - information reported in a newspaper or news magazine
subtypes:
- newsletter, newssheet - report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group
- bulletin - a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)
- communique, despatch, dispatch - an official report (usually sent in haste)
- urban legend - a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true
- exclusive, scoop - a news report that is reported first by one news organization
same as: account, news report, story, write up
A sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing) (synset 107406116)
"they heard a violent report followed by silence"

is a type of: noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
A written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment (synset 107234960)
"his father signed his report card"

is a type of: info, information - a message received and understood

same as: report card
An essay (especially one written as an assignment) (synset 106421395)
"he got an A on his composition"

is a type of: essay - an analytic or interpretive literary composition

subtypes: term paper - a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term

same as: composition, paper, theme
The general estimation that the public has for a person (synset 106216934)
"he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report"

is a type of: estimate, estimation - the respect with which a person is held

same as: reputation

Verb

To give an account or representation of in words (synset 200967067)
"Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"

is a type of: inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to

same as: account, describe
Announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding (synset 200968841)
"Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"; "The team reported significant advances in their research"

is a type of: announce, denote - make known; make an announcement
Announce one's presence (synset 200967719)
"I report to work every day at 9 o'clock"

is a type of: announce, denote - make known; make an announcement
subtypes:
- check in, sign in - announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports
- check out - announce one's departure from a hotel
- clock off, clock out, punch out - register one's departure from work
Make known to the authorities (synset 200967422)
"One student reported the other to the principal"

is a type of: inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
Be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism (synset 200969130)
"Snow reported on China in the 1950's"; "The cub reporter covered New York City"

is a type of: inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to

same as: cover

verb group: cover - maintain a check on; especially by patrolling
Complain about;
Make a charge against (synset 200967574)
"I reported her to the supervisor"

is a type of: complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

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