report

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
report/rɪˈpɔːt/

▶verb

• 1 give a spoken or written account of something.

  ■ cover an event or subject as a journalist or reporter.

• 2 make a formal complaint or statement about.

• 3 present oneself as having arrived at a place or as ready to do something.

• 4 (report to) be responsible to (a supervisor or manager).

• 5 Brit. formally announce that a parliamentary committee has dealt with (a bill).

  ■ (report something out) US return a bill to the legislative body for action.

▶noun

• 1 an account given of a matter after investigation or consideration.

  ■ Law a detailed formal account of a case heard in a court.

• 2 a piece of information about an event or situation.

  ■ dated talk; rumour.

• 3 Brit. a teacher's written assessment of a pupil's work and progress.

• 4 a sudden loud noise of or like an explosion or gunfire.

• 5 an employee who reports to another employee.

– derivatives
reportable adjective,
reported adjective,
reportedly adverb.

– origin ME: from OFr. reporter (v.), report (n.), from L. reportare ‘bring back’.