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# report

«report» in Mova's school dictionary: **a piece of writing or a talk that gives facts about…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a report, reports); verb (report, reports, reported, reporting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A report is a piece of writing or a talk that gives facts about something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/report/#m1)

2) A school report is a paper that tells parents how a child is doing at school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/report/#m2)

3) To report means to tell people about something that happened. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/report/#m3)

4) To report a problem means to tell someone in charge, like a teacher or the police. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/report/#m4)

5) A report can also be a sudden loud bang, such as a gunshot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/report/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In writing lessons, children write non-chronological reports and science reports with headings, facts and pictures. In science, a lab report explains the question, method, results and conclusion. In safety, report bullying, accidents, strangers or online problems to a trusted adult; this is not tattling. In news, reporters report stories. Phrases: school report, book report, weather report, news report, report to, report back.

### examples

- I wrote a report about tigers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/report/#x1)
- My school report says I'm good at maths. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/report/#x2)
- Please report any accidents to the teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/report/#x3)
- The reporter reported on the flood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/report/#x4)
- Did you see the weather report? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/report/#x5)
- We gave a report about our science experiment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/report/#x6)
- If someone is bullying you, report it to an adult. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/report/#x7)
- Write your book report by Friday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/report/#x8)
- Niels was wakened by the report. “What’s that?” he said. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/report/#x9)

### note

Countable: a report, reports. A person who reports news is a reporter. Reporting a problem to keep someone safe is the right thing, not telling tales. In reported speech, «He said, "I'm tired"» becomes «He said he was tired».

### In the corpora

- [Good questions are: who made it, where else is it reported, and is it trying to make me angry?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others/3/)
- [The news mostly reports the worst and most urgent events, because that is what feels important to report.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others/9/)
- [Accounts that post gossip about real pupils should not be followed or shared; they should be reported.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets/11/)
- [Grown-ups help with tools: kids profiles, autoplay switched off, safe search, PINs and report buttons.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls/9/)
- [Adverts and videos can be reported with a grown-up using the app's report button.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «report» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/report/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.