rapportez

Rapportez is a French verb form derived from rapporter. It is the present tense, second-person plural form (vous rapportez) of rapporter, and it also serves as the imperative form used to address a group: “Rapportez!” meaning “Bring back” or “Report back.”

Etymology and senses. Rapporter comes from the verb porter (to carry) with the prefix re-, conveying the sense of bringing back or yielding. The verb has several related meanings in French: to bring back, to report or relay information, to relate or recount, and in the sense of finance, to yield or profit. The noun rapport, from the same family, can mean a formal report, a relationship, or a comparison, depending on context.

Conjugation and related forms. Rapportez is part of the regular -er verb group. In the present tense its full conjugation is: je rapporte, tu rapportes, il/elle rapporte, nous rapportons, vous rapportez, ils rapportent. The past participle is rapporté, the present participle is rapportant, and the gerund is en rapportant. The imperative forms include Rapporte! (tu), Rapportez! (vous).

Usage notes. Rapportez is common in formal writing or everyday speech when addressing a group or when giving instructions to return or relay information. It can describe returning items, presenting findings, or reporting data. Because rapporter and related forms have multiple senses, context often clarifies whether the action is bringing something back, communicating information, or yielding results.