collocations.org

Collocations for report - 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 report of the situation to my superiors.
detailed, in-depth
general
summary (esp. AmE)
the company's summary report 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 report.
early, initial, interim, preliminary
follow-up, further, later, subsequent
periodic, regular
annual, daily, monthly, quarterly, weekly
final
draft
status
daily status reports 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published, unpublished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 reports on the number of people killed.
factual
anecdotal
live
We'll have a live report from Manila in about 30 minutes.
exclusive
eyewitness, first-hand
second-hand
anonymous
unconfirmed
unconfirmed reports of a shooting in the capital
independent
joint
official
classified, confidential, secret
internal
a damaging internal report on the department's organization
public
congressional, federal, government, parliamentary, Senate
intelligence, police
Reliable intelligence reports suggest that the terrorists have bases in five cities.
investigative
investigative news reports 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 report
consumer
the consumer report for this 1993 model
employment (AmE)
the government's latest employment report
environmental
clinical, medical, psychiatric
scientific, technical
lab (informal), laboratory
inspection
the inspection report 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 reports.

Back to top ▲


VERB + report

deliver, give sb, make, present
The committee presented its report to the Attorney General.
compile, complete, do, draw up (esp. BrE), prepare, produce, type, type up, write
I typed up a report about the morning's events for our clients.
generate
The sites generate detailed travel reports.
file, give (sb/sth), let sb have, provide, send sb/sth, submit
Our correspondent in Kabul files a report most days.
I'll let you have a report as soon as I can.
issue, release
Auditors normally issue a report as to whether the company accounts have been prepared correctly.
leak
a confidential report leaked to the press
have, hear, obtain, receive
We've had reports of a gang shooting in the city.
commission, request
The government commissioned a report on the state of agriculture in the country.
launch (esp. BrE)
accept, approve, endorse
Following discussion, the annual report was accepted unanimously.
dismiss, reject
confirm, corroborate
deny
They could neither confirm nor deny reports that the chairperson was to be replaced.
cite, quote
They replied citing a report from the finance department.
read, see
consider, discuss, examine, review
We have reviewed all reports from today's battle.
investigate
We're investigating reports of an explosion in this area.
publish
appear in
A large number of tables and figures appear in the report.

Back to top ▲


report + VERB

be based on sth
This report 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 report looks at the health risks linked to obesity.
comprise sth, contain sth, include sth
present sth, provide sth
The chairman's report 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 report notes evidence that secondary smoke harms unborn children.
add sth, continue …, go on …
The report continued in similar vein.
The report went on to list her injuries.
acknowledge sth, admit sth, admit to sth
The report 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 report revealed yesterday.
predict sth
fail to do sth
The report fails to explain his decision.
draw attention to sth, emphasize sth, highlight sth, point sth out, stress sth
The report draws attention to the appalling conditions in the country's prisons.
warn sth
The report warns that more job losses are likely.
confirm sth
conclude sth, find sth, link sth with sth
a report linking ill health with industrial pollution
advise sth, advocate sth, call for sth, propose sth, recommend sth, suggest sth, support sth, urge sth
The report called for sweeping changes in the education system.
question sth
Her report 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 report entitled ‘Kick-start’
be issued, be out, be released, come out
Criticism has been directed at local businesses in a report out (= published) today.
come in
First reports of the accident are coming in.
be circulating
I based my statement on reports circulating at the time.
appear, emerge, surface
These reports surfaced throughout the summer.

Back to top ▲


report + NOUN

author, writer, writing
results

Back to top ▲


PREPOSITION

according to a/the report
According to this evening's weather report, there will be snow tomorrow.
amid reports
The rally came amid reports of dissatisfaction among army officers.
in a/the report
The findings are summarized in the report.
report about, report into, report on
The department has launched a report into the bombing.
an official report on the accident
report by
a report by scientists
report from
a report from the select committee
report to
a report to the academic community

Back to top ▲


2. (report card) (BrE) (AmE ) written statement about a student's work

ADJECTIVE

good
bad
school

Back to top ▲


VERB + report/report card

get
She got a better report this time. (BrE)
She got a better report card this time. (AmE)

Back to top ▲

Collocations for report - verb

ADVERB

back
The reconnaissance party reported back that the town was heavily fortified.
erroneously, falsely, incorrectly
accurately, correctly
initially, originally
publicly
if the facts that have been reported publicly are true
dutifully
She had dutifully reported this to her superiors.

Back to top ▲


VERB + report

be expected to, be likely to, expect to
The company is expected to report record profits this year.
be delighted to, be glad to, be happy to, be pleased to, be proud to
I am pleased to report that the plan is going well.
be sad to, regret to
I am sad to report that she is not very well.
have to
It is with regret that I have to report the death of one of our members.
be reluctant to
Companies are sometimes reluctant to report economic espionage.
fail to
He was charged with careless driving and failing to report an accident.

Back to top ▲


PREPOSITION

from
This is John Hutchins, reporting from Zimbabwe.
on
Tonight we report on the situation in central Africa.
to
Report the theft to the police as soon as possible.

Back to top ▲


PHRASES

be widely reported
The incident was widely reported in the press.
reporting for duty
This is Dan Baker, reporting for duty.

Back to top ▲


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

Back to top ▲


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

Back to top ▲

Report an error or submit a comment/suggestion on report