reported
English meaning: Reported
Definition
To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something).
Example
“The newspaper reported that the factory would close by year's end.”
Another example: “Several witnesses reported seeing a bright light in the sky.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Past tense/participle of 'report'; a very common verb in journalism, business and law for recounting facts or making formal statements ('reported a crime', 'reported earnings'). Also used to indicate hearsay ('it is reported that').
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'reportare' (to carry back), from 're-' (back) and 'portare' (to carry), via Old French 'reporter'; in English from the 14th century.
Synonyms
- recounted
- stated
- announced
- disclosed
- documented
Antonyms / Opposites
- concealed
- unreported
Related Words
Common Collocations
- reported earnings
- widely reported
- reported missing
- reported a crime
- as reported
- reported sick
Word Forms
report (v); reports; reported; reporting; reporter (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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