I.
noun
1 written/spoken account of sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ groundbreaking , important , influential , landmark , major
▪ lengthy
▪ brief , short
▪ 12-page , 140-page , etc.
▪ complete , comprehensive , extensive , full , wide-ranging ( esp. BrE )
▪
I will have to make a full ~ of the situation to my superiors.
▪ detailed , in-depth
▪ general
▪ summary ( esp. AmE )
▪
the company's summary ~ for the second quarter of this year
▪ encouraging , excellent , favourable/favorable , glowing , positive
▪ adverse , bad , critical , damning , disturbing , hard-hitting ( esp. BrE ), negative , scathing
▪ sensational
▪ latest , new , recent , updated , up-to-date
▪ previous
▪ first , original
▪
There have been many new findings since the original ~.
▪ early , initial , interim , preliminary
▪ follow-up , further , later , subsequent
▪ periodic , regular
▪ annual , daily , monthly , quarterly , weekly
▪ final
▪ draft
▪ status
▪
daily status ~s as to how and what we were doing
▪ formal
▪ written
▪ oral , verbal
▪ published , unpublished
▪ special
▪ standard
▪ verbatim
▪ credible , reliable
▪ erroneous , false , misleading
▪ conflicting
▪
There have been conflicting ~s on the number of people killed.
▪ factual
▪ anecdotal
▪ live
▪
We'll have a live ~ from Manila in about 30 minutes.
▪ exclusive
▪ eyewitness , first-hand
▪ second-hand
▪ anonymous
▪ unconfirmed
▪
unconfirmed ~s of a shooting in the capital
▪ independent
▪ joint
▪ official
▪ classified , confidential , secret
▪ internal
▪
a damaging internal ~ on the department's organization
▪ public
▪ congressional , federal , government , parliamentary , Senate
▪ intelligence , police
▪
Reliable intelligence ~s suggest that the terrorists have bases in five cities.
▪ investigative
▪
investigative news ~s about glitches in the system
▪ media , press
▪ magazine , newspaper , radio , television
▪ news , traffic , weather
▪ commission , committee
▪ company
▪ credit , economic , financial , market
▪ expense ( AmE )
▪
fired for falsifying an expense ~
▪ consumer
▪
the consumer ~ for this 1993 model
▪ employment ( AmE )
▪
the government's latest employment ~
▪ environmental
▪ clinical , medical , psychiatric
▪ scientific , technical
▪ lab ( informal ), laboratory
▪ inspection
▪
the inspection ~ sent to the committee
▪ case , research , survey
▪ enquiry ( esp. BrE )
▪ accident , incident
▪ autopsy
▪ progress , status
▪ probation ( esp. BrE )
▪ audit
▪ law ( esp. BrE )
▪
The case has not yet been reported in the law ~s.
VERB + REPORT
▪ deliver , give sb , make , present
▪
The committee presented its ~ to the Attorney General.
▪ compile , complete , do , draw up ( esp. BrE ), prepare , produce , type , type up , write
▪
I typed up a ~ about the morning's events for our clients.
▪ generate
▪
The sites generate detailed travel ~s.
▪ file , give (sb/sth) , let sb have , provide , send sb/sth , submit
▪
Our correspondent in Kabul files a ~ most days.
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I'll let you have a ~ as soon as I can.
▪ issue , release
▪
Auditors normally issue a ~ as to whether the company accounts have been prepared correctly.
▪ leak
▪
a confidential ~ leaked to the press
▪ have , hear , obtain , receive
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We've had ~s of a gang shooting in the city.
▪ commission , request
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The government commissioned a ~ on the state of agriculture in the country.
▪ launch ( esp. BrE )
▪ accept , approve , endorse
▪
Following discussion, the annual ~ was accepted unanimously.
▪ dismiss , reject
▪ confirm , corroborate
▪ deny
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They could neither confirm nor deny ~s that the chairperson was to be replaced.
▪ cite , quote
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They replied citing a ~ from the finance department.
▪ read , see
▪ consider , discuss , examine , review
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We have reviewed all ~s from today's battle.
▪ investigate
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We're investigating ~s of an explosion in this area.
▪ publish
▪ appear in
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A large number of tables and figures appear in the ~.
REPORT + VERB
▪ be based on sth
▪
This ~ is based on the analysis of 600 completed questionnaires.
▪ address sth , concern sth , cover sth , deal with sth , detail sth , examine sth , focus on sth , look at sth , relate to sth
▪
The ~ looks at the health risks linked to obesity.
▪ comprise sth , contain sth , include sth
▪ present sth , provide sth
▪
The chairman's ~ provides a summary of operations.
▪ comment on sth , declare sth , describe sth , document sth , explain sth , express sth , indicate sth , mention sth , outline sth , say sth , state sth , summarize sth
▪
Reports have indicated that a growing number of medium-sized companies are under financial pressure.
▪ cite sth , list sth , note sth , quote sth
▪
The ~ notes evidence that secondary smoke harms unborn children.
▪ add sth , continue … , go on …
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The ~ continued in similar vein.
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The ~ went on to list her injuries.
▪ acknowledge sth , admit sth , admit to sth
▪
The ~ admits to several outstanding questions about the safety of the waste dumps.
▪ allege sth , assert sth , claim sth , contend sth
▪ argue sth
▪ demonstrate sth , identify sth , illustrate sth , show sth
▪ reveal sth
▪
The riots could have been avoided, a ~ revealed yesterday.
▪ predict sth
▪ fail to do sth
▪
The ~ fails to explain his decision.
▪ draw attention to sth , emphasize sth , highlight sth , point sth out , stress sth
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The ~ draws attention to the appalling conditions in the country's prisons.
▪ warn sth
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The ~ warns that more job losses are likely.
▪ confirm sth
▪ conclude sth , find sth , link sth with sth
▪
a ~ linking ill health with industrial pollution
▪ advise sth , advocate sth , call for sth , propose sth , recommend sth , suggest sth , support sth , urge sth
▪
The ~ called for sweeping changes in the education system.
▪ question sth
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Her ~ questions the scientific validity of the experiment.
▪ accuse sb/sth , attack sb/sth , blame sb/sth , criticize sb/sth
▪ be called sth , be entitled sth , be titled sth ( esp. AmE )
▪
a ~ entitled ‘Kick-start’
▪ be issued , be out , be released , come out
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Criticism has been directed at local businesses in a ~ out ( = published ) today.
▪ come in
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First ~s of the accident are coming in.
▪ be circulating
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I based my statement on ~s circulating at the time.
▪ appear , emerge , surface
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These ~s surfaced throughout the summer.
REPORT + NOUN
▪ author , writer , writing
▪ results
PREPOSITION
▪ according to a/the ~
▪
According to this evening's weather ~, there will be snow tomorrow.
▪ amid ~s
▪
The rally came amid ~s of dissatisfaction among army officers.
▪ in a/the ~
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The findings are summarized in the ~.
▪ ~ about , ~ into , ~ on
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The department has launched a ~ into the bombing.
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an official ~ on the accident
▪ ~ by
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a ~ by scientists
▪ ~ from
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a ~ from the select committee
▪ ~ to
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a ~ to the academic community
2 ( BrE ) ( AmE report card ) written statement about a student's work
ADJECTIVE
▪ good
▪ bad
▪ school
VERB + REPORT/REPORT CARD
▪ get
▪
She got a better ~ this time. ( BrE )
▪
She got a better ~ card this time. ( AmE )
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ back
▪
The reconnaissance party ~ed back that the town was heavily fortified.
▪ erroneously , falsely , incorrectly
▪ accurately , correctly
▪ initially , originally
▪ publicly
▪
if the facts that have been ~ed publicly are true
▪ dutifully
▪
She had dutifully ~ed this to her superiors.
VERB + REPORT
▪ be expected to , be likely to , expect to
▪
The company is expected to ~ record profits this year.
▪ be delighted to , be glad to , be happy to , be pleased to , be proud to
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I am pleased to ~ that the plan is going well.
▪ be sad to , regret to
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I am sad to ~ that she is not very well.
▪ have to
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It is with regret that I have to ~ the death of one of our members.
▪ be reluctant to
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Companies are sometimes reluctant to ~ economic espionage.
▪ fail to
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He was charged with careless driving and failing to ~ an accident.
PREPOSITION
▪ from
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This is John Hutchins, ~ing from Zimbabwe.
▪ on
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Tonight we ~ on the situation in central Africa.
▪ to
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Report the theft to the police as soon as possible.
PHRASES
▪ be widely ~ed
▪
The incident was widely ~ed in the press.
▪ ~ing for duty
▪
This is Dan Baker, ~ing for duty.
Report is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ article , ↑ census , ↑ correspondent , ↑ inspector , ↑ journalist , ↑ magazine , ↑ media , ↑ newspaper , ↑ paper , ↑ participant , ↑ radio , ↑ researcher , ↑ scientist , ↑ source , ↑ study , ↑ survey , ↑ witness
Report is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ abuse , ↑ allegation , ↑ assault , ↑ case , ↑ crime , ↑ data , ↑ decrease , ↑ difficulty , ↑ disappearance , ↑ discovery , ↑ disturbance , ↑ earnings , ↑ error , ↑ experience , ↑ experiment , ↑ fact , ↑ fall , ↑ fault , ↑ find , ↑ finding , ↑ improvement , ↑ incident , ↑ increase , ↑ injury , ↑ instance , ↑ irregularity , ↑ news , ↑ occurrence , ↑ profit , ↑ result , ↑ sale , ↑ sighting , ↑ story , ↑ success , ↑ suspicion , ↑ symptom , ↑ violation