| query | If you r_____ to a person or place, you go to that person or place and say that you are ready to start work or say that you are present.If you report to a person or place, you go to that person or place and say that you are ready to start work or say that you are present. According to protocol, he first reported to the Director of the hospital. He has to surrender his passport and report to the police every five days. None of the men had reported for duty. |
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| word | report |
| full-definition | verb If you report something that has happened, you tell people about it. They had been called in to clear drains after local people reported a foul smell. I reported the theft to the police. The RSPCA reported that 10,610 cats were abandoned last year. 'He seems to be all right now,' reported a relieved Taylor. The foreign secretary is reported as saying that force will have to be used if diplomacy fails. She reported him missing the next day. Between forty and fifty people are reported to have died in the fighting. If you report on an event or subject, you tell people about it, because it is your job or duty to do so. Many journalists enter the country to report on political affairs. I'll report to you later. If someone reports you to a person in authority, they tell that person about something wrong that you have done. His daughter reported him to police a few days later. She was reported for speeding twice on the same road within a week. If you report to a person or place, you go to that person or place and say that you are ready to start work or say that you are present. According to protocol, he first reported to the Director of the hospital. He has to surrender his passport and report to the police every five days. None of the men had reported for duty. If you say that one employee reports to another, you mean that the first employee is told what to do by the second one and is responsible to them. He reported to a section chief, who reported to a division chief, and so on up the line. noun A report is a news article or broadcast which gives information about something that has just happened. ...a report in London's Independent newspaper. With a report on these developments, here's Jim Fish in Belgrade. Press reports said that 65mm of water fell in twenty four hours. A report is an official document which a group of people issue after investigating a situation or event. After an inspection, the inspectors must publish a report. A report has found that only 22 per cent of lecturers in our universities are women. If you give someone a report on something, you tell them what has been happening . She came back to give us a progress report on how the project is going. It seemed obvious that you were trying to focus suspicion on Mr Hirsch. If you say that there are reports that something has happened, you mean that some people say it has happened but you have no direct evidence of it. There were unconfirmed reports of several arrests. There were no reports of casualties. A school report is an official written account of how well or how badly a pupil has done during the term or year that has just finished . And now she was getting bad school reports. A report is a sudden loud noise, for example the sound of a gun being fired or an explosion . Soon afterwards there was a loud report as the fuel tanks exploded. |
| inflections | reportsreportingreported |
| cefr-level | A2 |
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