How to spell report

Report is spelled R-E-P-O-R-T. It is re plus port, the same port as in airport and passport.

hear itre·port/rɪ'poʊrt/nounSilent and tricky

What it means: A written document presenting information.

In a sentence: I wrote a report about my favorite animal.

Same family: reports, reported, reporting, reporter, reporting. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Report” comes from the Latin word “reportare,” which means “to carry back,” suggesting that a report ‘carries back’ information to someone who needs it. It entered English through Old French in the Middle Ages and has been used for written assignments and official accounts for centuries.

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