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.
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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