01 v. t. To refer.
imp. & p. p.
Reported
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1.
To refer.[Obs.]“Baldwin, his son, . . . succeeded his father; so like unto him that we report the reader to the character of King Almeric, and will spare the repeating his description.” — Fuller.
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2.
To bring back, as an answer; to announce in return; to relate, as what has been discovered by a person sent to examine, explore, or investigate; as, a messenger reports to his employer what he has seen or ascertained; the committee reported progress.“There is no man that may reporten all.” — Chaucer.
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To give an account of; to relate; to tell; to circulate publicly, as a story; as, in the common phrase, it is reported.“It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel.” — Neh. vi. 6.
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4.
To give an official account or statement of; as, a treasurer reports the receipts and expenditures.
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5.
To return or repeat, as sound; to echo.[Obs. or R.]
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6.
To return or present as the result of an examination or consideration of any matter officially referred; as, the committee reported the bill witth amendments, or reported a new bill, or reported the results of an inquiry.(Parliamentary Practice)
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To make minutes of, as a speech, or the doings of a public body; to write down from the lips of a speaker.
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To write an account of for publication, as in a newspaper; as, to report a public celebration or a horse race.
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To make a statement of the conduct of, especially in an unfavorable sense; as, to report a servant to his employer.
Phrases & compounds
To be reported —
to be spoken of; to be mentioned, whether favorably or unfavorably.
To report one's self —
to betake one's self, as to a superior or one to whom service is due, and be in readiness to receive orders or do service.