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/ɹiˈpɔːt/ree-PAWRT
/ɹiˈpɔɹt/ree-PAWRT

Meaningto carry

Common meaning: an account given

Journey through time

  1. Latinportare‘to carry’source
  2. Latinreportare‘to carry back’source
  3. Frenchreporter‘to carry back’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsto carry back → an account givenreport‘an account given’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin portare ‘to carry’.

Roots

Related words

disport

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