Re*port" (r?-p?rt"), v. t. [imp.
& p. p. Reported; p. pr. & vb. n.
Reporting.] [F. reporter to carry back, carry (cf.
rapporter; see Rapport), L. reportare to bear or
bring back; pref. re- re- + portare to bear or bring.
See Port bearing, demeanor.] 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.
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.
3. To give an account of; to relate; to tell;
to circulate publicly, as a story; as, in the common phrase, it is
reported. Shak.
It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu
saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel.
Neh.
vi. 6.
4. To give an official account or statement
of; as, a treasurer reports the receipts and
expenditures.
5. To return or repeat, as sound; to
echo. [Obs. or R.] "A church with windows only from above, that
reporteth the voice thirteen times." Bacon.
6. (Parliamentary Practice) 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.
7. To make minutes of, as a speech, or the
doings of a public body; to write down from the lips of a
speaker.
8. To write an account of for publication, as
in a newspaper; as, to report a public celebration or a horse
race.
9. To make a statement of the conduct of,
especially in an unfavorable sense; as, to report a servant to
his employer.
To be reported, or To be reported
of, to be spoken of; to be mentioned, whether favorably
or unfavorably. Acts xvi. 2. -- 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.
Syn. -- To relate; narrate; tell; recite; describe.
Re*port" (r?-p?rt"), v. i.
1. To make a report, or response, in respect of a
matter inquired of, a duty enjoined, or information expected; as, the
committee will report at twelve o'clock.
2. To furnish in writing an account of a
speech, the proceedings at a meeting, the particulars of an
occurrence, etc., for publication.
3. To present one's self, as to a superior
officer, or to one to whom service is due, and to be in readiness for
orders or to do service; also, to give information, as of one's
address, condition, etc.; as, the officer reported to the
general for duty; to report weekly by letter.
Re*port" (r&esl;*pōrt"), n. [Cf.
F. rapport. See Report.v. t.]
1. That which is reported. Specifically:
(a) An account or statement of the results of
examination or inquiry made by request or direction; relation.
"From Thetis sent as spies to make report." Waller.
(b) A story or statement circulating by common
talk; a rumor; hence, fame; repute; reputation.
It was a true report that I heard in mine own
land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.
1 Kings x.
6.
Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and . . . of good
report among all the nation of the Jews.
Acts
x. 22.
(c) Sound; noise; as, the report of a
pistol or cannon. (d) An official statement
of facts, verbal or written; especially, a statement in writing of
proceedings and facts exhibited by an officer to his superiors; as,
the reports of the heads af departments to Congress, of a
master in chancery to the court, of committees to a legislative body,
and the like. (e) An account or statement
of a judicial opinion or decision, or of case argued and determined in
a court of law, chancery, etc.; also, in the plural, the volumes
containing such reports; as, Coke's Reports.
(f) A sketch, or a fully written account, of a
speech, debate, or the proceedings of a public meeting, legislative
body, etc.
2. Rapport; relation; connection;
reference. [Obs.]
The corridors worse, having no report to the
wings they join to.
Evelyn.
Syn. -- Account; relation; narration; detail; description;
recital; narrative; story; rumor; hearsay.
Re*port" (r?-p?rt"), v. t. [imp.
& p. p. Reported; p. pr. & vb. n.
Reporting.] [F. reporter to carry back, carry (cf.
rapporter; see Rapport), L. reportare to bear or
bring back; pref. re- re- + portare to bear or bring.
See Port bearing, demeanor.] 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.
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.
3. To give an account of; to relate; to tell;
to circulate publicly, as a story; as, in the common phrase, it is
reported. Shak.
It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu
saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel.
Neh.
vi. 6.
4. To give an official account or statement
of; as, a treasurer reports the receipts and
expenditures.
5. To return or repeat, as sound; to
echo. [Obs. or R.] "A church with windows only from above, that
reporteth the voice thirteen times." Bacon.
6. (Parliamentary Practice) 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.
7. To make minutes of, as a speech, or the
doings of a public body; to write down from the lips of a
speaker.
8. To write an account of for publication, as
in a newspaper; as, to report a public celebration or a horse
race.
9. To make a statement of the conduct of,
especially in an unfavorable sense; as, to report a servant to
his employer.
To be reported, or To be reported
of, to be spoken of; to be mentioned, whether favorably
or unfavorably. Acts xvi. 2. -- 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.
Syn. -- To relate; narrate; tell; recite; describe.
Re*port" (r?-p?rt"), v. i.
1. To make a report, or response, in respect of a
matter inquired of, a duty enjoined, or information expected; as, the
committee will report at twelve o'clock.
2. To furnish in writing an account of a
speech, the proceedings at a meeting, the particulars of an
occurrence, etc., for publication.
3. To present one's self, as to a superior
officer, or to one to whom service is due, and to be in readiness for
orders or to do service; also, to give information, as of one's
address, condition, etc.; as, the officer reported to the
general for duty; to report weekly by letter.
Re*port" (r&esl;*pōrt"), n. [Cf.
F. rapport. See Report.v. t.]
1. That which is reported. Specifically:
(a) An account or statement of the results of
examination or inquiry made by request or direction; relation.
"From Thetis sent as spies to make report." Waller.
(b) A story or statement circulating by common
talk; a rumor; hence, fame; repute; reputation.
It was a true report that I heard in mine own
land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.
1 Kings x.
6.
Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and . . . of good
report among all the nation of the Jews.
Acts
x. 22.
(c) Sound; noise; as, the report of a
pistol or cannon. (d) An official statement
of facts, verbal or written; especially, a statement in writing of
proceedings and facts exhibited by an officer to his superiors; as,
the reports of the heads af departments to Congress, of a
master in chancery to the court, of committees to a legislative body,
and the like. (e) An account or statement
of a judicial opinion or decision, or of case argued and determined in
a court of law, chancery, etc.; also, in the plural, the volumes
containing such reports; as, Coke's Reports.
(f) A sketch, or a fully written account, of a
speech, debate, or the proceedings of a public meeting, legislative
body, etc.
2. Rapport; relation; connection;
reference. [Obs.]
The corridors worse, having no report to the
wings they join to.
Evelyn.
Syn. -- Account; relation; narration; detail; description;
recital; narrative; story; rumor; hearsay.
