Definition: 1. Give information. 2. To give people information about sth that you have heard, seen, done, etc. 3. A written document describing the findings of some individual or group. 4. A short account of the news. 5. To tell a person in authority about a crime, an accident, an illness, etc.
Use 'report' in a sentence:
1. No new SARS cases have been reported in the region.
2. The surveyor's report didn't highlight anything untoward.
3. The report is based entirely on supposition.
4. The report provides a framework for further research.
5. Have you finished your report, Constable?
6. Would now be a suitable moment to discuss my report?
7. We will study the report carefully before making a decision.
8. Are you still sweating over that report?
9. She came back to give us a progress report on how the project is going.
10. The doctor reported the patient fully recovered.
11. I need about an hour to finish off this report.
12. It is good practice to supply a written report to the buyer.
13. The report was a device used to hide rather than reveal problems.
14. There were no reports of casualties.
15. The report can be conveniently divided into three main sections.
16. It was reported that several people had been arrested.
17. There are unconfirmed reports that two people have been shot in the neighbouring town of Lalitpur.
18. Human rights violations figured prominently in the report.
19. He'd delivered his report clearly and concisely.
20. A report by the Association of University Teachers finds that only 22 per cent of lecturers in our universities are women.
21. After an inspection, the inspectors must publish a report.
22. The house was reported to be in excellent condition.
23. Find out as much as you can about him and report back to me.
24. I made only a few small changes to the report.
25. The phrasing of the report is ambiguous.
26. I'll now call at the vicarage and report to you in due course.
27. He reported to a section chief, who reported to a division chief, and so on up the line.
28. Can you give us a progress report?
29. The report ended on a positive note.
30. She glanced through the report.
31. The Princess was reported for speeding twice on the same road within a week.
32. The report was badly researched and quite inaccurate.
33. For convenience, the two groups have been treated as one in this report.
34. The report blames bad management.
35. His ex-wife reported him to police a few days later.
36. I've made a few small corrections to your report.
37. They had been called in to clear drains after local people reported a foul smell.
38. The neighbours reported seeing him leave the building around noon.
39. The report is critical of the department's waste of resources.
40. They reported back that no laws had actually been broken.
41. The report is strangely silent on this issue.
42. Many journalists enter the country to report on political affairs.
43. How far have you got with that report?
44. I found nothing particularly noteworthy to report.
45. I reported the theft to the police.
46. The crash happened seconds after the pilot reported engine trouble.
47. I want to report the loss of a package.
48. The report's findings will feed into company policy.
49. Soon afterwards there was a loud report as the fuel tanks exploded.
50. Let me have your report by Friday.
51. Mr Ashwell has to surrender his passport and report to the police every five days.
52. Call me urgently if you have anything to report.
53. The doctor's report confirmed our worst fears.
54. I need the report on my desk first thing Monday morning.
55. She had to write a report on the project.
56. The report itemizes 23 different faults.
57. With a report on these developments, here's Jim Fish in Belgrade.
58. The report studies the organization of labour within the company.
59. The committee will report on its research next month.
60. They asked for a progress report on the project.
61. The house was reported as being in excellent condition.
62. The report is only three pages long.
63. The stabbing was reported in the local press.
64. Has that report been typed up yet?
65. Friedman's lengthy report quoted an unnamed source.
66. Details of the government report have not yet been made public.
67. He quoted at length from the report.
68. The report deserves careful consideration.
69. The company is expected to report record profits this year.
70. According to protocol, he first reported to the Director of the hospital.
71. .a report in London's Independent newspaper.
72. She was reported by the hospital spokesman to be making excellent progress.
73. The facts are clearly stated in the report.
74. After several starts, she read the report properly.
75. And now she was getting bad school reports.
76. I have to report this to the authorities.
77. He began by making a few general observations about the report.
78. Could you just run your eyes over this report?
79. The report is a masterpiece of brevity.
80. The official report basically exonerated everyone.
81. The report criticizes the newspaper for sensationalism.
82. The report is based on figures from six different European cities.
83. The report recommended a 10% pay increase.
84. It seemed obvious from his report of that meeting that you were trying to focus suspicion on Mr Hirsch.
