Kilo Lingo

/rɪˈpɔːt/

Line drawing of report
Coloured illustration of report
#510 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

To tell people about something that has happened, often in writing or in the news.

Word origin

From Latin reportare, meaning to carry back, from re (back) and portare (to carry).

Origin
Latin
Root
reportare
English cognates
portable, transport

Grammar

Verb typeregular (report, reports, reported)

Examples

.

"Report" means to tell people about something.

.

"Reports" is the form used with he, she, or it.

.

"Reported" is the past form of "report".

Where this fits

Used in

Grammar articles

(23)

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

English · Free printables

report: worksheet, infographic and listicle

Free printable study downloads for the English word "report" (To tell people about something that has happened, often in writing or in the news.): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.

Free for members

The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.

Start your free week

This word is part of lesson 11.