0 to give a description of something or information about it to someone:
My neighbours reported me to the police for firing my rifle in the garden.
The inquiry reports (= will officially make its results known) next week.
[ + obj + adj ] He was reported missing in action.
[ + -ing verb ] Spies reported seeing a build-up of soldiers.
I want you to report (to me) on progress (= on what you have done) every Friday.
The assassination was reported in all the newspapers.
2 a teacher's written statement to parents about a child's ability and performance at school
4 to give a description of something or information about something to someone:
[ + that clause ] The crew reported that the situation was normal.
The accident was reported in all the newspapers.
5 to go to a place and say that you are there or inform someone about what you are doing:
Only a few practices reported using the data in a more systematic way and carrying out a regular analysis of them.
The assessment of workload and team effectiveness is reported elsewhere.
In multicellular organisms different patterns have been reported.
Such reports highlight consequences that affect development prospects in general.
Many languages have mechanisms for reporting abnormal situations that arise at runtime.
The work reported in this paper represents the first part of a two part research project.
Twenty-six of the 30 who reported sterilization said they had a family physician.
Only a slight change was reported in smoking and drinking behaviour.
