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Noun reporting has 1 sense

coverage, reporting, reportage - the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television; "they accused the paper of biased coverage of race relations"
--₁ is a kind of news

Derived form: verb report₅

Verb report has 6 senses

report, describe, account - to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
--₁ is one way to inform

Derived forms: noun report₁, noun report₃, noun report₂
Sample sentence:
They report that there was a traffic accident
report - announce as the result of an investigation, or announce something to the proper authorities; "Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"; "The team reported significant advances in their research"
--₂ is one way to announce, denote

Derived form: noun report₁
Sample sentence:
They report the information to them
report - announce one's presence; "I report to work every day at 9 o'clock"
--₃ is one way to announce, denote
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
report - make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"
--₄ is one way to inform
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something to somebody
report, cover - be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism; "Snow reported on China in the 1950's"; "The cub reporter covered New York City"
--₅ is one way to inform

Derived forms: noun report₃, noun report₂, noun reporter₁, noun reportage₁, noun reporting₁
Sample sentence:
They won't report the story
report - complain about; make a charge against; "I reported her to the superviser"
--₆ is one way to complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot report Sue