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report on progress

English translation: report is a verb

04:06 Feb 19, 2005
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: report on progress
Is the word 'report' here noun or verb, and what does the sentence mean, is that to say 'report about progress being made' or else?


KEEP EVERYONE INFORMED
¨ Report regularly on progress.
¨ Keep calendar of activities updated and posted. Use as wall décor if possible.
¨ Keep all team members informed of meetings.
mairawati (X)
Selected answer:report is a verb
Explanation:
This is a list of things to do, and "report" is one of the things that must be done - it is a verb in this context. It means to let the members of the group know how things are progressing in regard to some project or other.
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Robin Jackson
Local time: 19:35
Grading comment
thanks
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4 +13report is a verb
Robin Jackson
3 +1verb
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
report is a verb


Explanation:
This is a list of things to do, and "report" is one of the things that must be done - it is a verb in this context. It means to let the members of the group know how things are progressing in regard to some project or other.

Robin Jackson
Local time: 19:35
Native speaker of: English
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: spot on
10 mins
agree  Refugio
16 mins
agree  Kiran Rasukachula
16 mins
agree  humbird: Report can be noun as well as verb. In this case it is latter (verb).
38 mins
agree  Kurt Porter
1 hr
agree  RHELLER: list of tasks
1 hr
agree  David Knowles: Apart from consistency, if it was a noun it would be "regular report"
5 hrs
agree  Paula Vaz-Carreiro
6 hrs
agree  tappi_k
7 hrs
agree  Deborah do Carmo: in this case verb
7 hrs
agree  Alaa Zeineldine
8 hrs
agree  rangepost
12 hrs
agree  Rania KH
13 hrs
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
verb


Explanation:
The word 'report' can be a verb or a noun. But in this sentence I think it is a verb.

Report on progress would probably be a kind of order, saying to make a report on your progress.

Aimee
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kiran Rasukachula
3 mins
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