Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of report
"The manager reviewed all the weekly reports before presenting them to the board."
In plain English: Reports are written or spoken accounts that give information about something that happened or is happening.
"The news reports said that the storm caused power outages across the city."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of report
"The news reports say that the storm will hit the coast by midnight."
In plain English: To report means to tell someone about something you saw or heard.
"The news reports say that the weather will be sunny tomorrow."
Derived from the Latin reportare, meaning "to carry back," this term originally referred to bringing news or information returned from a journey. It evolved in English to denote an account of events or findings given by someone who has investigated them.