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reported

Syllables: re·port·edUK/ɹɪˈpɔːtɪd//ɹɪˈpɔɹtɪd/

reported is the simple past and past participle of report.

Meaning of report

Verb

report (third-person singular simple present reports, present participle reporting, simple past and past participle reported)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something).
    • Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported[…]that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration.2013 January 1, Paul Bartel, Ashli Moore, “Avian Migration: The Ultimate Red-Eye Flight”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, pages 47–48
  2. (transitive) To repeat (something one has heard), to retell; to pass on, convey (a message, information etc.).
  3. (obsolete, reflexive) To take oneself (to someone or something) for guidance or support; to appeal.
    • thenne they ansuerd by and by that they coude not excuse the quene /[…]/ Allas sayd the quene I made this dyner for a good entente / and neuer for none euyl soo almyghty god me help in my ryght as I was neuer purposed to doo suche euylle dedes / and that I reporte me vnto god1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “ij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book XVIII
  4. (formal, transitive) To notify someone of (particular intelligence, suspicions, illegality, misconduct etc.); to make notification to relevant authorities; to submit a formal report of.
    • For insurance reasons, I had to report the theft to the local police station.
  5. (transitive) To make a formal statement, especially of complaint, about (someone).
    • If you do that again I'll report you to the boss.
  6. (intransitive) To show up or appear at an appointed time; to present oneself.

See all 17 meanings of report

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Words that rhyme with reported

Questions about reported

What is reported the simple past and past participle of?
Reported is the simple past and past participle of report.
How do you pronounce reported?
Reported is pronounced /ɹɪˈpɔɹtɪd/ (US).

Words near reported in the dictionary

  1. reportatively
  2. reportatives
  3. reportativity
  4. reportback
  5. reportbacks
  6. reported
  7. reported back
  8. reported for duty
  9. reported speech
  10. reportedly
  11. reportedness

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