French Conversation · Level 129
42 words
French word
reporter
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁəpoʁte/
Meaning
- verbpostpone
Example
Il faut reporter la réunion à demain.
The meeting needs to be postponed until tomorrow.
More examples
Je dois reporter ma décision jusqu'à demain.
I have to postpone my decision until tomorrow.
Core concept
A scheduled event sliding to a later slot on a calendar.
Common phrases
reporter une décision
postpone a decision
reporter la réunion à une date ultérieure
postpone the meeting to a later date
reporter son rendez-vous
postpone one's appointment
Similar words
repousser: To push a scheduled date or event back to a later time.
remettre: To move a scheduled event to another date or time.
ajourner: To suspend a meeting or discussion and resume it later.
déplacer: To move a meeting or event to a different date or time.
Definition in French
Déplacer dans le temps un événement, une réunion ou une échéance en le fixant à une date ultérieure.
Word origin
French reporter comes through Old French from Latin reportare, formed from re- 'back' and portare 'carry', and came to include moving an event to a later time.
Usage tips
- In the postponement sense, reporter takes à before the new date or time, as in reporter la réunion à lundi.
Other meanings
- reporternoun
- refer to ___verb
- carry oververb
Opposites
- avancermove upverb
Related words
- reportpostponementnoun
- reportépostponedadjective