v. To refer.v. 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 investigatev. To give an account of; to relate; to tell; to circulate publicly, as a story.v. To give an official account or statement of.v. To return or repeat, as sound; to echo.v. To return or present as the result of an examination or consideration of any matter officially referred.v. To make minutes of, as a speech, or the doings of a public body; to write down from the lips of a speaker.v. To write an account of for publication, as in a newspaper.v. To make a statement of the conduct of, especially in an unfavorable sense.verb-intransitive. To make a report, or response, in respect of a matter inquired of, a duty enjoined, or information expected.verb-intransitive. To furnish in writing an account of a speech, the proceedings at a meeting, the particulars of an occurrence, etc., for publication.verb-intransitive. 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.n. That which is reported.n. An account or statement of the results of examination or inquiry made by request or direction; relation.n. A story or statement circulating by common talk; a rumor; hence, fame; repute; reputation.n. Sound; noise; as, the report of a pistol or cannon.n. An official statement of facts, verbal or written; especially, a statement in writing of proceedings and facts exhibited by an officer to his superiors.n. 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.n. A sketch, or a fully written account, of a speech, debate, or the proceedings of a public meeting, legislative body, etc.n. Rapport; relation; connection; reference.
