re|plen|ish|ment /r I ple n I ʃmənt/ N‑UNCOUNT Replenishment is the process by which something is made full or complete again. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] There is a concern about replenishment of the population.
re|plete /r I pliː t/
1 ADJ [v-link ADJ with n] To be replete with something means to be full of it. [FORMAL ] □ The Harbor was replete with boats.
2 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you are replete , you are pleasantly full of food and drink. [FORMAL ] □ Replete, guests can then retire to the modern conservatory for coffee.
rep|li|ca /re pl I kə/ (replicas ) N‑COUNT A replica of something such as a statue, building, or weapon is an accurate copy of it. □ [+ of ] …a human-sized replica of the Statue of Liberty.
rep|li|cate /re pl I ke I t/ (replicates , replicating , replicated ) VERB If you replicate someone's experiment, work, or research, you do it yourself in exactly the same way. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] He invited her to his laboratory to see if she could replicate the experiment.
re|ply ◆◆◇ /r I pla I / (replies , replying , replied )
1 VERB When you reply to something that someone has said or written to you, you say or write an answer to them. □ [V with quote] 'That's a nice dress,' said Michael. 'Thanks,' she replied solemnly. □ [V that] He replied that this was absolutely impossible. □ [V ] Grace was too terrified to reply. □ [V + to ] To their surprise, hundreds replied to the advertisement.
2 N‑COUNT [oft in N ] A reply is something that you say or write when you answer someone or answer a letter or advertisement. □ I called out a challenge, but there was no reply. □ [+ to ] David has had 12 replies to his ad. □ He said in reply that the question was unfair. [Also + from ]
3 VERB If you reply to something such as an attack with violence or with another action, you do something in response. □ [V + with ] Farmers threw eggs and empty bottles at police, who replied with tear gas. □ [V + to/with ] The National Salvation Front has already replied to this series of opposition moves with its own demonstrations. COLLOCATIONS reply VERB 1
reply + adverb : calmly, coolly, curtly, tersely; individually, personally NOUN 2
adjective + reply : immediate, instant, prompt, succinct; genuine, personal, standard; written
verb + reply : receive; send
re|port ◆◆◆ /r I pɔː r t/ (reports , reporting , reported )
1 VERB If you report something that has happened, you tell people about it. □ [V n] They had been called in to clear drains after local people reported a foul smell. □ [V n + to ] I reported the theft to the police. □ [V that] The RSPCA reported that 10,610 cats were abandoned last year. □ [V with quote] 'He seems to be all right now,' reported a relieved Taylor. □ [be V -ed + as ] The foreign secretary is reported as saying that force will have to be used if diplomacy fails. □ [V n adj] She reported him missing the next day. □ [be V -ed to-inf] Between forty and fifty people are reported to have died in the fighting. [Also it be V -ed that, V ]
2 VERB If you report on an event or subject, you tell people about it, because it is your job or duty to do so. □ [V + on ] Many journalists enter the country to report on political affairs. □ [V + to ] I'll report to you later.
3 N‑COUNT A report is a news article or broadcast which gives information about something that has just happened. □ …a report in London's Independent newspaper.
4 N‑COUNT A report is an official document which a group of people issue after investigating a situation or event. □ After an inspection, the inspectors must publish a report. [Also + on/by ]
5 N‑COUNT If you give someone a report on something, you tell them what has been happening. □ She came back to give us a progress report on how the project is going.
6 N‑COUNT [usu pl, N that] If you say that there are reports that something has happened, you mean that some people say it has happened but you have no direct evidence of it. □ There were unconfirmed reports of several arrests. [Also + of ]
7 VERB If someone reports you to a person in authority, they tell that person about something wrong that you have done. □ [V n + to ] His daughter reported him to police a few days later. □ [be V -ed + for ] She was reported for speeding twice on the same road within a week.
8 VERB If you report to a person or place, you go to that person or place and say that you are ready to start work or say that you are present. □ [V + to ] He has to surrender his passport and report to the police every five days. □ [V + for ] None of the men had reported for duty.
9 VERB [no cont] If you say that one employee reports to another, you mean that the first employee is told what to do by the second one and is responsible to them. [FORMAL ] □ [V + to ] He reported to a section chief, who reported to a division chief, and so on up the line.
10 N‑COUNT A school report is an official written account of how well or how badly a pupil has done during the term or year that has just finished. [BRIT ] □ And now she was getting bad school reports. in AM, use report card 11 N‑COUNT A report is a sudden loud noise, for example the sound of a gun being fired or an explosion. [FORMAL ] □ Soon afterwards there was a loud report as the fuel tanks exploded.