rapport

[ ra-pawr, -pohr, ruh- ]
/ ræˈpɔr, -ˈpoʊr, rə- /
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noun

relation; connection, especially harmonious or sympathetic relation: a teacher trying to establish close rapport with students.

Origin of rapport

1530–40; < French, derivative of rapporter “to bring back, report,” equivalent to r(e)- re- + apporter (Old French aporter, from Latin apportāre, equivalent to ap- ap-1 + portāre “to carry”; see port5)

OTHER WORDS FROM rapport

non·rap·port, noun

Words nearby rapport

rappen, rapper, rapping, rappini, rappist, rapport, rapporteur, rapprochement, rappé pie, rapscallion, rapt

Words related to rapport

empathy, sympathy, affinity, harmony, compatibility, togetherness, interrelationship, relationship, concord, agreement, soul, unity, link, cotton, groove, bond, simpatico

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British Dictionary definitions for rapport

rapport
/ (ræˈpɔː) /

noun

(often foll by with) a sympathetic relationship or understanding See also en rapport

Word Origin for rapport

C15: from French, from rapporter to bring back, from re- + aporter, from Latin apportāre, from ad to + portāre to carry

Medical definitions for rapport

rapport
[ ră-pôr′, rə- ]

n.

Relationship, especially one of mutual trust or emotional affinity.