report

Etymology

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

verb

1. (transitive, intransitive) To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something).
   Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported[…]that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration. 2013-01-01, Paul Bartel, Ashli Moore, “Avian Migration: The Ultimate Red-Eye Flight”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, pages 47–48
2. (transitive) To repeat (something one has heard), to retell; to pass on, convey (a message, information etc.).
3. (obsolete, reflexive) To take oneself (to someone or something) for guidance or support; to appeal.
4. (formal, transitive) To notify someone of (particular intelligence, suspicions, illegality, misconduct etc.); to make notification to relevant authorities; to submit a formal report of.
   For insurance reasons, I had to report the theft to the local police station.
5. (transitive) To make a formal statement, especially of complaint, about (someone).
   If you do that again I'll report you to the boss.
6. (intransitive) To show up or appear at an appointed time; to present oneself.
7. (transitive, intransitive) To write news reports (for); to cover as a journalist or reporter.
   Andrew Marr reports now on more in-fighting at Westminster.
   Every newspaper reported the war.
   In January, the country’s weather agency sent aircraft to release chemicals into clouds over the Yellow Sea, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported. Audio (US) (file) 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
8. (intransitive) To be accountable to or subordinate to (someone) in a hierarchy; to receive orders from (someone); to give official updates to (someone who is above oneself in a hierarchy).
   The financial director reports to the CEO.
   Now that I've been promoted, I report to Benjamin, whom I loathe.
9. (politics, dated) To return or present as the result of an examination or consideration of any matter officially referred.
   The committee reported the bill with amendments, or reported a new bill, or reported the results of an inquiry.
10. To take minutes of (a speech, the doings of a public body, etc.); to write down from the lips of a speaker.
11. (obsolete) To refer.
12. (transitive, intransitive, obsolete, rare) To return or repeat, as sound; to echo.

noun

1. A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject).
   A report by the telecommunications ministry on the phone network revealed a severe capacity problem.
   Hospitals are failing to care properly for the growing number of people with dementia, according to an NHS-funded report, which has prompted demands for big improvements to help patients. December 16, 2011, Denis Campbell, “Hospital staff 'lack skills to cope with dementia patients'”, in Guardian
2. Reputation.
   Certain it is that if he had been daft before, he now ran wild in his pranks, and an evil report of him was in every mouth. 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
3. (firearms) The sharp, loud sound from a gun or explosion.
   He knelt upon one knee, cocked the weapon, placed the muzzle against the man's forehead, and turning away his eyes pulled the trigger. There was no report. He had used his last cartridge for the horse. 1889, Ambrose Bierce, The Coup de Grâce
4. An employee whose position in a corporate hierarchy is below that of a particular manager.