| declaration | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. declaration | a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written). |
| ~ statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| ~ bastardization | declaring or rendering bastard.; "the annulment of their marriage resulted in the bastardization of their children" |
| ~ confession | a public declaration of your faith. |
| ~ manifesto, pronunciamento | a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government). |
| ~ dictum, pronouncement, say-so | an authoritative declaration. |
| ~ assertion, asseveration, averment | a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary). |
| ~ protestation | a strong declaration of protest. |
| ~ postulation, predication | (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument. |
| ~ threat | declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another.; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit" |
| n. (communication) | 2. declaration | (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction.; "his declaration of innocence" |
| ~ testimony | a solemn statement made under oath. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| n. (communication) | 3. declaration | a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties. |
| ~ statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| n. (communication) | 4. contract, declaration | (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make. |
| ~ bridge | any of various card games based on whist for four players. |
| ~ contract | a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law. |
| ~ bidding, bid | (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make. |
| n. (communication) | 5. announcement, annunciation, declaration, proclamation | a formal public statement.; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence" |
| ~ statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| ~ edict | a formal or authoritative proclamation. |
| ~ promulgation | the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect. |
| n. (communication) | 6. declaration, resolution, resolve | a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote. |
| ~ document, papers, written document | writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature). |
| ~ declaration of independence | the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britain. |
| ~ joint resolution | a resolution passed by both houses of Congress which becomes legally binding when signed by the Chief Executive (or passed over the Chief Executive's veto). |
| report | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. report, study, written report | a written document describing the findings of some individual or group.; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale" |
| ~ document, papers, written document | writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature). |
| ~ assay | a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance. |
| ~ case study | a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure. |
| ~ white book, white paper | a government report; bound in white. |
| ~ blue book | a report published by the British government; bound in blue. |
| ~ green paper | a preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to stimulate discussion. |
| ~ progress report | a report of work accomplished during a specified time period. |
| ~ position paper | a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy. |
| ~ medical report | a report of the results of a medical examination of a patient. |
| n. (communication) | 2. account, report | the act of informing by verbal report.; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" |
| ~ summarisation, summarization | the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly. |
| ~ indirect discourse | a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g.,.; "he said `I am a fool' would be modified to `he said he is a fool'" |
| ~ direct discourse, direct quotation | a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g.,.; "he said `I am a fool'" |
| ~ making known, informing | a speech act that conveys information. |
| ~ megillah | (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account.; "he insisted on giving us the whole megillah" |
| ~ debriefing | report of a mission or task. |
| ~ anecdote | short account of an incident (especially a biographical one). |
| ~ recital, yarn, narration | the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events.; "his narration was hesitant" |
| ~ scuttlebutt, gossip, comment | a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people.; "the divorce caused much gossip" |
| n. (communication) | 3. account, news report, report, story, write up | a short account of the news.; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" |
| ~ news | information reported in a newspaper or news magazine.; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated" |
| ~ newsletter, newssheet | report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group. |
| ~ bulletin | a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast). |
| ~ communique, despatch, dispatch | an official report (usually sent in haste). |
| ~ urban legend | a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true. |
| ~ exclusive, scoop | a news report that is reported first by one news organization.; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials" |
| n. (event) | 4. report | a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing).; "they heard a violent report followed by silence" |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| n. (communication) | 5. report, report card | a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment.; "his father signed his report card" |
| ~ info, information | a message received and understood. |
| n. (communication) | 6. composition, paper, report, theme | an essay (especially one written as an assignment).; "he got an A on his composition" |
| ~ essay | an analytic or interpretive literary composition. |
| ~ term paper | a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term. |
| n. (cognition) | 7. report, reputation | the general estimation that the public has for a person.; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report" |
| ~ estimation, estimate | the respect with which a person is held.; "they had a high estimation of his ability" |
| v. (communication) | 8. account, describe, report | to give an account or representation of in words.; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| v. (communication) | 9. report | announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding.; "Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"; "The team reported significant advances in their research" |
| ~ announce, denote | make known; make an announcement.; "She denoted her feelings clearly" |
| v. (communication) | 10. report | announce one's presence.; "I report to work every day at 9 o'clock" |
| ~ check in, sign in | announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports. |
| ~ check out | announce one's departure from a hotel. |
| ~ clock off, clock out, punch out | register one's departure from work. |
| ~ announce, denote | make known; make an announcement.; "She denoted her feelings clearly" |
| v. (communication) | 11. report | make known to the authorities.; "One student reported the other to the principal" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| v. (communication) | 12. cover, report | be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism.; "Snow reported on China in the 1950's"; "The cub reporter covered New York City" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| ~ cover | maintain a check on; especially by patrolling.; "The second officer covered the top floor" |
| v. (communication) | 13. report | complain about; make a charge against.; "I reported her to the supervisor" |
| ~ complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, kick | express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" |
| statement | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| ~ sum-up, summary | a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form.; "he gave a summary of the conclusions" |
| ~ pleading | (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding. |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ amendment | a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.). |
| ~ thing | a statement regarded as an object.; "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?" |
| ~ true statement, truth | a true statement.; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it" |
| ~ description, verbal description | a statement that represents something in words. |
| ~ declaration | a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written). |
| ~ announcement, proclamation, annunciation, declaration | a formal public statement.; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence" |
| ~ bill of rights | a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution). |
| ~ formula | a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle. |
| ~ mathematical statement | a statement of a mathematical relation. |
| ~ bidding, bid | (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make. |
| ~ word | a brief statement.; "he didn't say a word about it" |
| ~ explanation, account | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc..; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account" |
| ~ explanandum, explicandum | (logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained. |
| ~ explanans | (logic) statements that explain the explicandum; the explanatory premises. |
| ~ value statement | a statement of the desirability of something. |
| ~ representation | a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting.; "certain representations were made concerning police brutality" |
| ~ answer, result, solution, solvent, resolution | a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem.; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places" |
| ~ answer, reply, response | a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation.; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics" |
| ~ promulgation, announcement | a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen.; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English" |
| ~ forecasting, foretelling, prediction, prognostication | a statement made about the future. |
| ~ proposition | (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false. |
| ~ quotation | a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity. |
| ~ falsehood, untruth, falsity | a false statement. |
| ~ understatement | a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said. |
| ~ reservation, qualification | a statement that limits or restricts some claim.; "he recommended her without any reservations" |
| ~ cautious statement | a statement made with careful qualifications. |
| ~ commentary, comment | a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material.; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal" |
| ~ comment, remark, input | a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information.; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" |
| ~ rhetorical question | a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered.; "he liked to make his points with rhetorical questions" |
| ~ misstatement | a statement that contains a mistake. |
| ~ restatement | a revised statement. |
| ~ agreement, understanding | the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises.; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers" |
| ~ term, condition | (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement.; "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous" |
| ~ estimate | a statement indicating the likely cost of some job.; "he got an estimate from the car repair shop" |
| ~ chemical formula, formula | a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements. |
| ~ representation | a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract.; "the sales contract contains several representations by the vendor" |
| ~ declaration | a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties. |
| ~ assurance | a statement intended to inspire confidence.; "the President's assurances were not respected" |
| ~ recital | a detailed statement giving facts and figures.; "his wife gave a recital of his infidelities" |
| ~ negation | a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement. |
| n. (communication) | 2. argument, statement | a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true.; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true" |
| ~ evidence | an indication that makes something evident.; "his trembling was evidence of his fear" |
| ~ proof | a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it. |
| ~ counterargument | an argument offered in opposition to another argument. |
| ~ pro | an argument in favor of a proposal. |
| ~ con | an argument opposed to a proposal. |
| ~ case | a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument.; "he stated his case clearly" |
| ~ clincher, determiner, determining factor | an argument that is conclusive. |
| ~ adducing | citing as evidence or proof. |
| ~ last word | the final statement in a verbal argument.; "she always gets the last word" |
| ~ specious argument | an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious. |
| n. (communication) | 3. statement | (music) the presentation of a musical theme.; "the initial statement of the sonata" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ melodic theme, musical theme, theme, idea | (music) melodic subject of a musical composition.; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it" |
| ~ augmentation | the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original). |
| ~ diminution | the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original). |
| n. (communication) | 4. statement | a nonverbal message.; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention" |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| n. (communication) | 5. affirmation, assertion, statement | the act of affirming or asserting or stating something. |
| ~ speech act | the use of language to perform some act. |
| ~ say-so | one chap's arbitrary assertion. |
| n. (communication) | 6. command, instruction, program line, statement | (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program. |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ computer code, code | (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions. |
| ~ computer program, computer programme, programme, program | (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute.; "the program required several hundred lines of code" |
| ~ call | an instruction that interrupts the program being executed.; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed" |
| ~ command line | commands that a user types in order to run an application. |
| ~ link | (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list. |
| ~ macro, macro instruction | a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language. |
| ~ system error | an instruction that is either not recognized by an operating system or is in violation of the procedural rules. |
| ~ toggle | any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time. |
| n. (communication) | 7. financial statement, statement | a document showing credits and debits. |
| ~ commercial document, commercial instrument | a document of or relating to commerce. |
| ~ bank statement | a periodic statement prepared by a bank for each client.; "I wish my bank statement arrived earlier in the month" |
| ~ invoice, bill, account | an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered.; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe" |
| ~ account statement, accounting, account | a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance.; "they send me an accounting every month" |
| ~ earnings report, income statement, operating statement, profit-and-loss statement | a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period. |
| version | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. version | an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint.; "his version of the fight was different from mine" |
| ~ approximation | an imprecise or incomplete account.; "newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events" |
| ~ interpretation | an explanation that results from interpreting something.; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. edition, variant, variation, version | something a little different from others of the same type.; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father" |
| ~ type | a subdivision of a particular kind of thing.; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?" |
| n. (communication) | 3. adaptation, version | a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form.; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel" |
| ~ piece of writing, written material, writing | the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect).; "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing" |
| ~ modernization | a modernized version (as of a play). |
| ~ versification | a metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text). |
| n. (communication) | 4. interlingual rendition, rendering, translation, version | a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language. |
| ~ mistranslation | an incorrect translation. |
| ~ crib, pony, trot | a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly). |
| ~ retroversion | translation back into the original language.; "the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion" |
| ~ subtitle, caption | translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen. |
| ~ supertitle, surtitle | translation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage. |
| ~ written account, written record | a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events. |
| n. (cognition) | 5. interpretation, reading, version | a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something. |
| ~ internal representation, mental representation, representation | a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image. |
| ~ reinterpretation | a new or different meaning. |
| ~ anagoge | a mystical or allegorical interpretation (especially of Scripture). |
| n. (act) | 6. version | manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery). |
| ~ turning, turn | the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course.; "he took a turn to the right" |
| account | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. account, chronicle, history, story | a record or narrative description of past events.; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" |
| ~ history | the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings.; "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view" |
| ~ ancient history | a history of the ancient world. |
| ~ etymology | a history of a word. |
| ~ case history | detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment. |
| ~ historical document, historical paper, historical record | writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.). |
| ~ chronological record, annals | a chronological account of events in successive years. |
| ~ biography, life history, life story, life | an account of the series of events making up a person's life. |
| ~ record | anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events.; "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques" |
| ~ recital | a detailed account or description of something.; "he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings" |
| n. (state) | 2. account, business relationship | a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services.; "he asked to see the executive who handled his account" |
| ~ brokerage account | a fund that a customer has entrusted to a securities brokerage.; "you can't get a brokerage account unless you have $20,000" |
| ~ bank account | a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals.; "he moved his bank account to a new bank" |
| ~ relationship | a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries. |
| ~ short account | a brokerage account of someone who sells short (sells securities he does not own). |
| n. (communication) | 3. account, explanation | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc..; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account" |
| ~ statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| ~ explanandum, explicandum | (logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained. |
| ~ explanans | (logic) statements that explain the explicandum; the explanatory premises. |
| ~ simplification | an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity. |
| ~ accounting | a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes.; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions" |
| ~ reason | an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon.; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly" |
| ~ justification | a statement in explanation of some action or belief. |
| ~ exposition | an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse.; "we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background" |
| ~ explication | a detailed explanation of the meaning of something. |
| ~ gloss, rubric | an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text. |
| ~ deriving, etymologizing, derivation | (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase. |
| ~ definition | a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol. |
| ~ interpretation | an explanation that results from interpreting something.; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence" |
| ~ walk-through | a thorough explanation (usually accompanied by a demonstration) of each step in a procedure or process.; "she gave me a walk-through of my new duties" |
| n. (motive) | 4. account, score | grounds.; "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful" |
| ~ reason, ground | a rational motive for a belief or action.; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration" |
| n. (attribute) | 5. account | importance or value.; "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance" |
| ~ importance | the quality of being important and worthy of note.; "the importance of a well-balanced diet" |
| n. (possession) | 6. account, account statement, accounting | a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance.; "they send me an accounting every month" |
| ~ financial statement, statement | a document showing credits and debits. |
| ~ capital account | (finance) an account of the net value of a business at a specified date. |
| ~ capital account | (economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securities. |
| ~ profit and loss, profit and loss account | an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss. |
| ~ suspense account | an account used temporarily to carry doubtful receipts and disbursements or discrepancies pending their analysis and permanent classification. |
| ~ balance | equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account. |
| ~ expense account, travel and entertainment account | an account to which salespersons or executives can charge travel and entertainment expenses. |
| n. (communication) | 7. account, bill, invoice | an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered.; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe" |
| ~ financial statement, statement | a document showing credits and debits. |
| ~ electric bill | a bill for money owed for electricity used. |
| ~ hotel bill | statement of charges for staying in a hotel. |
| ~ doctor's bill, medical bill | statement of charges for medical services. |
| ~ phone bill, telephone bill | statement of charges for telephone service. |
| ~ reckoning, tally | a bill for an amount due. |
| ~ tax bill | money owed for taxes. |
| ~ tab, chit, check | the bill in a restaurant.; "he asked the waiter for the check" |
| n. (attribute) | 8. account | the quality of taking advantage.; "she turned her writing skills to good account" |
| ~ gain, profit | the advantageous quality of being beneficial. |
| v. (stative) | 9. account | be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something.; "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (possession) | 10. account, calculate | keep an account of. |
| ~ credit | accounting: enter as credit.; "We credit your account with $100" |
| ~ balance | compute credits and debits of an account. |
| ~ overbalance | cause to be off balance.; "It is not desirable to overbalance the budget" |
| ~ debit | enter as debit. |
| ~ compound | calculate principal and interest. |
| ~ bill, charge | demand payment.; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights" |
| v. (communication) | 11. account, answer for | furnish a justifying analysis or explanation.; "I can't account for the missing money" |
| ~ declare | state emphatically and authoritatively.; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" |
| narrate | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. narrate | provide commentary for a film, for example. |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| v. (communication) | 2. narrate, recite, recount, tell | narrate or give a detailed account of.; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| ~ relate | give an account of.; "The witness related the events" |
| ~ crack | tell spontaneously.; "crack a joke" |
| ~ yarn | tell or spin a yarn. |
| ~ rhapsodise, rhapsodize | recite a rhapsody. |
| recite | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. declaim, recite | recite in elocution. |
| ~ elocute | declaim in an elocutionary manner.; "The poet elocuted beautifully" |
| ~ mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter | express in speech.; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" |
| ~ perorate | deliver an oration in grandiloquent style. |
| ~ scan | read metrically.; "scan verses" |
| ~ perform, do, execute | carry out or perform an action.; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" |
| v. (communication) | 2. recite | repeat aloud from memory.; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day" |
| ~ spell, spell out | orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of.; "How do you spell this word?"; "We had to spell out our names for the police officer" |
| ~ say | recite or repeat a fixed text.; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'" |
| ~ rattle down, rattle off, roll off, spiel off, reel off | recite volubly or extravagantly.; "He could recite the names of all the chemical elements" |
| ~ count | name or recite the numbers in ascending order.; "The toddler could count to 100" |
| ~ echo, repeat | to say again or imitate.; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders" |
| v. (creation) | 3. recite, retell | render verbally,.; "recite a poem"; "retell a story" |
| ~ re-create | create anew.; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" |
| v. (communication) | 4. enumerate, itemise, itemize, recite | specify individually.; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug" |
| ~ list, name | give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of.; "List the states west of the Mississippi" |
| ~ identify, name | give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property.; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months" |
| recount | | |
| n. (act) | 1. recount | an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election. |
| ~ counting, count, enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tally | the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order.; "the counting continued for several hours" |
| v. (communication) | 2. recount | count again.; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made" |
| ~ count, numerate, enumerate, number | determine the number or amount of.; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change" |
| relate | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. associate, colligate, connect, link, link up, relate, tie in | make a logical or causal connection.; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" |
| ~ remember | exercise, or have the power of, memory.; "After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember"; "some remember better than others" |
| ~ cerebrate, cogitate, think | use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments.; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" |
| ~ interrelate | place into a mutual relationship.; "I cannot interrelate these two events" |
| ~ correlate | bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation.; "I cannot correlate these two pieces of information" |
| ~ identify | conceive of as united or associated.; "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus" |
| ~ free-associate | associate freely.; "Let's associate freely to bring up old memories" |
| ~ have in mind, think of, mean | intend to refer to.; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!" |
| v. (stative) | 2. bear on, come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on | be relevant to.; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" |
| ~ allude, advert, touch | make a more or less disguised reference to.; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it" |
| ~ center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around | center upon.; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" |
| ~ go for, apply, hold | be pertinent or relevant or applicable.; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone" |
| ~ involve, affect, regard | connect closely and often incriminatingly.; "This new ruling affects your business" |
| ~ matter to, interest | be of importance or consequence.; "This matters to me!" |
| v. (communication) | 3. relate | give an account of.; "The witness related the events" |
| ~ recount, narrate, tell, recite | narrate or give a detailed account of.; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" |
| v. (stative) | 4. interrelate, relate | be in a relationship with.; "How are these two observations related?" |
| ~ interrelate | place into a mutual relationship.; "I cannot interrelate these two events" |
| ~ predicate | make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition.; "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'" |
| ~ tutor | act as a guardian to someone. |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ tie in | be in connection with something relevant.; "This ties in closely with his earlier remarks" |
| v. (social) | 5. relate | have or establish a relationship to.; "She relates well to her peers" |
| ~ harmonise, harmonize | bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously.; "harmonize the different interests" |
| ~ oblige, obligate, bind, hold | bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted.; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" |
| ~ interact | act together or towards others or with others.; "He should interact more with his colleagues" |
| ~ connect | establish a rapport or relationship.; "The President of this university really connects with the faculty" |
| ~ disrespect | show a lack of respect for. |
| ~ mesh | work together in harmony. |
| ~ take back | resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband. |
| ~ get along with, get on, get on with, get along | have smooth relations.; "My boss and I get along very well" |
| ~ bind, bond, attach, tie | create social or emotional ties.; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" |
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