French word

rapporter

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁapɔʁte/

Meaning

  • verbbring back

Example

Je rapporte le livre à la maison.

I bring the book home.

Illustration for rapporter (bring back)

More examples

Ce projet a rapporté beaucoup à l'entreprise.

This project brought in a lot for the company.

Core concept

A return trip with an object in hand, ending where it first belonged.

Common phrases

  • rapporter un livre

    bring a book back

  • rapporter à la maison

    bring home

Similar words

ramener: Take a person or object back to its original place or starting point.
rendre: Give a borrowed or entrusted item back to its owner.
apporter: Carry an object to a particular place or person.
emporter: Take an object from one place to another.

Definition in French

Prendre quelque chose et le ramener à l'endroit ou à la personne d'où il provenait.

Word origin

Rapporter developed through Old French from Latin reportare, whose parts combine the ideas of carrying and bringing back.

Usage tips

  • Besides 'bring back,' rapporter can mean 'report' or 'earn money' in other contexts, as in ça rapporte.

Other meanings

  • reportverb
  • earnverb

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