rapport

[ ra-pawr, -pohr, ruh- ]

noun

1. relation; connection, especially harmonious or sympathetic relation:

   a teacher trying to establish close rapport with students.

   Synonyms: understanding, camaraderie, fellowship

rapport

/ ræˈpɔː /

noun

1. See en rapport
   often foll by with a sympathetic relationship or understanding See also en rapport

Other Words From

• nonrap·port noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rapport¹

First recorded in 1530–40; from 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”; port ⁵ )

Word History and Origins

Origin of rapport¹

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

Example Sentences

They offered a shower and a shave, of course, but Steve was more taken by their warmth and rapport.

From Outside Online

My roommate and I were placed randomly together last-minute, and due to our drastically different lifestyles and schedules, we barely saw each other last semester and still have not yet formed a coherent rapport.

From Time

You and your new neighbor, Jack, quickly build a friendly rapport and, after a couple weeks, you give him a set of keys, in case of emergency.

From Nautilus

Having discussions about that beforehand seems to me like the best way to maintain good rapport and family peace.

From Popular-Science

This also shows consumers that you follow through on your promises which builds customer–brand rapport.

From Search Engine Watch

One agent in particular developed a rapport with Zubaydah and managed to elicit an all-important bit of intelligence.

From The Daily Beast

Alas, there will be no buddy movie to capture the Abramson/McConnell rapport.

From The Daily Beast

Is there some kind of rapport that makes it okay to convey this without seeming like a threat?

From The Daily Beast

He was so kind at that moment; I immediately felt a rapport with him.

From The Daily Beast

Developing a solid rapport with your fellow cast members to allow for some magical improv when the cameras start rolling?

From The Daily Beast

We need, as it were, to place ourselves en rapport with the mind alike of the conquered and the conquerors.

From Project Gutenberg

Rapport, who took the lovers part, had been kept awake all night by an abscess on his finger, and was nearly fainting.

From Project Gutenberg

What is meant by rapport in the group may be illustrated by a somewhat similar phenomenon which occurs in hypnosis.

From Project Gutenberg

Twelve miles off lived a presbyter, with whom, in mesmerist phraseology, he was en rapport.

From Project Gutenberg

Two weekly newspapers kept the citizens en rapport with the outside world and the hustling life of the large cities.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• affinity
• compatibility
• empathy
• harmony
• sympathy
• togetherness