Standard Lemma guide

reporting

noun · verb · 4 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The creation of reports.

Such creation in business, government, or other kinds of administration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The best thing about this database software is how much it automates the reporting.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The creation of reports.

Such creation in journalism, as contrasted with other aspects such as analysis and opinion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Holonym: journalism
  • Our reporters do some of the best reporting you'll find anywhere, and some have won Pulitzer prizes.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of report

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they accused the paper of biased coverage of race relations

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coverage, reportage

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: news

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: отчетност (otčetnost) — creation of reports
  • Danish: rapportering — creation of reports
  • Faroese: frágreiðingararbeiði — creation of reports
  • German: Berichterstattung — creation of reports
  • German: Berichtswesen — creation of reports
  • Icelandic: skýrslugerð — creation of reports
  • Italian: creazione di rapporti — creation of reports
  • Swedish: rapportering — creation of reports
  • Swedish: journalistik — creation of reports
Real reading context

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