noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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US:/ɹæˈpɔɹ/
US:/ɹəˈpɔɹ/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A relationship of mutual trust and respect; a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
He always tried to maintain a rapport with his customers.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Relation; proportion; conformity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: accord, correspondence
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: resonance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: affinity, kinship
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French rapport. Doublet of report.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
разбирателство
(razbiratelstvo)
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Bulgarian:
хармония
(harmonija)
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Chinese Mandarin:
互信
(hùxìn)
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Chinese Mandarin:
和睦關係 /和睦关系
(hémù guānxì)
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Dutch:
verstandhouding
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Finnish:
hyvä suhde
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Finnish:
hyvät välit
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Finnish:
yhteisymmärrys
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
German:
gutes Verhältnis
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
German:
vertrauensvolles Verhältnis
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
German:
harmonisches Verhältnis
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
German:
guter Draht
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Icelandic:
samband
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Icelandic:
tengsl
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Japanese:
交感
(kōkan)
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Russian:
взаимопонима́ние
(vzaimoponimánije)
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Russian:
взаимоотноше́ния
(vzaimootnošénija)
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Scottish Gaelic:
càirdeas
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Serbo-Croatian:
dobri odnosi
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Serbo-Croatian:
prisnost
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Spanish:
compenetración
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Spanish:
afinidad
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Spanish:
relación
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Spanish:
conexión
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Spanish:
nexo
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Spanish:
vínculo
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Spanish:
entendimiento
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Spanish:
camaradería
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
Spanish:
compañerismo
— relationship of mutual trust and respect
