- report
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 written/spoken account of sthADJECTIVE▪ groundbreaking, important, influential, landmark, major▪ lengthy▪ brief, short▪ 12-page, 140-page, etc.▪ complete, comprehensive, extensive, full, wide-ranging (esp. BrE)▪
I will have to make a full report of the situation to my superiors.
▪ detailed, in-depth▪ general▪ summary (esp. AmE)▪the company's summary report for the second quarter of this year
▪ encouraging, excellent, favourable/favorable, glowing, positive▪ adverse, bad, critical, damning, disturbing, hard-hitting (esp. BrE), negative, scathing▪ sensational▪ latest, new, recent, updated, up-to-date▪ previous▪ first, original▪There have been many new findings since the original report.
▪ early, initial, interim, preliminary▪ follow-up, further, later, subsequent▪ periodic, regular▪ annual, daily, monthly, quarterly, weekly▪ final▪ draft▪ status▪daily status reports as to how and what we were doing
▪ formal▪ written▪ oral, verbal▪ published, unpublished▪ special▪ standard▪ verbatim▪ credible, reliable▪ erroneous, false, misleading▪ conflicting▪There have been conflicting reports on the number of people killed.
▪ factual▪ anecdotal▪ live▪We'll have a live report from Manila in about 30 minutes.
▪ exclusive▪ eyewitness, first-hand▪ second-hand▪ anonymous▪ unconfirmed▪unconfirmed reports of a shooting in the capital
▪ independent▪ joint▪ official▪ classified, confidential, secret▪ internal▪a damaging internal report on the department's organization
▪ public▪ congressional, federal, government, parliamentary, Senate▪ intelligence, police▪Reliable intelligence reports suggest that the terrorists have bases in five cities.
▪ investigative▪investigative news reports about glitches in the system
▪ media, press▪ magazine, newspaper, radio, television▪ news, traffic, weather▪ commission, committee▪ company▪ credit, economic, financial, market▪ expense (AmE)▪fired for falsifying an expense report
▪ consumer▪the consumer report for this 1993 model
▪ employment (AmE)▪the government's latest employment report
▪ environmental▪ clinical, medical, psychiatric▪ scientific, technical▪ lab (informal), laboratory▪ inspection▪the inspection report sent to the committee
▪ case, research, survey▪ enquiry (esp. BrE)▪ accident, incident▪ autopsy▪ progress, status▪ probation (esp. BrE)▪ audit▪ law (esp. BrE)▪The case has not yet been reported in the law reports.
VERB + REPORT▪ deliver, give sb, make, present▪The committee presented its report to the Attorney General.
▪ compile, complete, do, draw up (esp. BrE), prepare, produce, type, type up, write▪I typed up a report about the morning's events for our clients.
▪ generate▪The sites generate detailed travel reports.
▪ file, give (sb/sth), let sb have, provide, send sb/sth, submit▪Our correspondent in Kabul files a report most days.
▪I'll let you have a report as soon as I can.
▪ issue, release▪Auditors normally issue a report as to whether the company accounts have been prepared correctly.
▪ leak▪a confidential report leaked to the press
▪ have, hear, obtain, receive▪We've had reports of a gang shooting in the city.
▪ commission, request▪The government commissioned a report on the state of agriculture in the country.
▪ launch (esp. BrE)▪ accept, approve, endorse▪Following discussion, the annual report was accepted unanimously.
▪ dismiss, reject▪ confirm, corroborate▪ deny▪They could neither confirm nor deny reports that the chairperson was to be replaced.
▪ cite, quote▪They replied citing a report from the finance department.
▪ read, see▪ consider, discuss, examine, review▪We have reviewed all reports from today's battle.
▪ investigate▪We're investigating reports of an explosion in this area.
▪ publish▪ appear in▪A large number of tables and figures appear in the report.
REPORT + VERB▪ be based on sth▪This report is based on the analysis of 600 completed questionnaires.
▪ address sth, concern sth, cover sth, deal with sth, detail sth, examine sth, focus on sth, look at sth, relate to sth▪The report looks at the health risks linked to obesity.
▪ comprise sth, contain sth, include sth▪ present sth, provide sth▪The chairman's report provides a summary of operations.
▪ comment on sth, declare sth, describe sth, document sth, explain sth, express sth, indicate sth, mention sth, outline sth, say sth, state sth, summarize sth▪Reports have indicated that a growing number of medium-sized companies are under financial pressure.
▪ cite sth, list sth, note sth, quote sth▪The report notes evidence that secondary smoke harms unborn children.
▪ add sth, continue … , go on …▪The report continued in similar vein.
▪The report went on to list her injuries.
▪ acknowledge sth, admit sth, admit to sth▪The report admits to several outstanding questions about the safety of the waste dumps.
▪ allege sth, assert sth, claim sth, contend sth▪ argue sth▪ demonstrate sth, identify sth, illustrate sth, show sth▪ reveal sth▪The riots could have been avoided, a report revealed yesterday.
▪ predict sth▪ fail to do sth▪The report fails to explain his decision.
▪ draw attention to sth, emphasize sth, highlight sth, point sth out, stress sth▪The report draws attention to the appalling conditions in the country's prisons.
▪ warn sth▪The report warns that more job losses are likely.
▪ confirm sth▪ conclude sth, find sth, link sth with sth▪a report linking ill health with industrial pollution
▪ advise sth, advocate sth, call for sth, propose sth, recommend sth, suggest sth, support sth, urge sth▪The report called for sweeping changes in the education system.
▪ question sth▪Her report questions the scientific validity of the experiment.
▪ accuse sb/sth, attack sb/sth, blame sb/sth, criticize sb/sth▪ be called sth, be entitled sth, be titled sth (esp. AmE)▪a report entitled ‘Kick-start’
▪ be issued, be out, be released, come out▪Criticism has been directed at local businesses in a report out (= published) today.
▪ come in▪First reports of the accident are coming in.
▪ be circulating▪I based my statement on reports circulating at the time.
▪ appear, emerge, surface▪These reports surfaced throughout the summer.
REPORT + NOUN▪ author, writer, writing▪ resultsPREPOSITION▪ according to a/the report▪According to this evening's weather report, there will be snow tomorrow.
▪ amid reports▪The rally came amid reports of dissatisfaction among army officers.
▪ in a/the report▪The findings are summarized in the report.
▪ report about, report into, report on▪The department has launched a report into the bombing.
▪an official report on the accident
▪ report by▪a report by scientists
▪ report from▪a report from the select committee
▪ report to▪a report to the academic community
2 (BrE) (AmE report card) written statement about a student's workADJECTIVE▪ good▪ bad▪ schoolVERB + REPORT/REPORT CARD▪ get▪She got a better report this time. (BrE)
▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}She got a better report card this time. (AmE)
verbADVERB▪ back▪The reconnaissance party reported back that the town was heavily fortified.
▪ erroneously, falsely, incorrectly▪ accurately, correctly▪ initially, originally▪ publicly▪if the facts that have been reported publicly are true
▪ dutifully▪She had dutifully reported this to her superiors.
VERB + REPORT▪ be expected to, be likely to, expect to▪The company is expected to report record profits this year.
▪ be delighted to, be glad to, be happy to, be pleased to, be proud to▪I am pleased to report that the plan is going well.
▪ be sad to, regret to▪I am sad to report that she is not very well.
▪ have to▪It is with regret that I have to report the death of one of our members.
▪ be reluctant to▪Companies are sometimes reluctant to report economic espionage.
▪ fail to▪He was charged with careless driving and failing to report an accident.
PREPOSITION▪ from▪This is John Hutchins, reporting from Zimbabwe.
▪ on▪Tonight we report on the situation in central Africa.
▪ to▪Report the theft to the police as soon as possible.
PHRASES▪ be widely reported▪The incident was widely reported in the press.
▪ reporting for duty▪This is Dan Baker, reporting for duty.
Report is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑article, ↑census, ↑correspondent, ↑inspector, ↑journalist, ↑magazine, ↑media, ↑newspaper, ↑paper, ↑participant, ↑radio, ↑researcher, ↑scientist, ↑source, ↑study, ↑survey, ↑witnessReport is used with these nouns as the object: ↑abuse, ↑allegation, ↑assault, ↑case, ↑crime, ↑data, ↑decrease, ↑difficulty, ↑disappearance, ↑discovery, ↑disturbance, ↑earnings, ↑error, ↑experience, ↑experiment, ↑fact, ↑fall, ↑fault, ↑find, ↑finding, ↑improvement, ↑incident, ↑increase, ↑injury, ↑instance, ↑irregularity, ↑news, ↑occurrence, ↑profit, ↑result, ↑sale, ↑sighting, ↑story, ↑success, ↑suspicion, ↑symptom, ↑violation
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
