What does rapport mean?

Definitions for rapport
ræˈpɔr, -ˈpoʊr, rə-rap·port

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rapport, resonancenoun

    a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people

Wiktionary

  1. rapportnoun

    A relationship of mutual trust and respect.

    He always tried to maintain a rapport with his customers.

  2. Etymology: From the French rapporter (“to bring back”)

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Rapportnoun

    Relation; reference; proportion. A word introduced by the innovator, William Temple, but not copied by others.

    Etymology: rappat, Fr.

    ’Tis obvious what rapport there is between the conceptions and languages in every country, and how great a difference this must make in the excellence of books. William Temple.

Wikipedia

  1. Rapport

    Rapport (ra-PORE) is a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned are "in sync" with each other, understand each other's feelings or ideas, and communicate smoothly.The word stems from the French verb rapporter which means literally to carry something back. In the sense of how people relate to each other means that what one person sends out the other sends back. For example, they may realize that they share similar values, beliefs, knowledge, or behaviors around politics, music or sports. This may also mean that the participants engage in reciprocal behaviors such as posture mirroring or in increased coordination in their verbal and nonverbal interactions.There are a number of techniques that are supposed to be beneficial in building rapport such as: matching your body language (i.e., posture, gesture, etc.); indicating attentiveness through maintaining eye contact; and matching tempo, terminology, and breathing rhythm. In conversation, some verbal behaviors associated with increased rapport are the use of positivity (or, positive "face management"), sharing personal information of gradually increasing intimacy (or, "self-disclosure"), and by referring to shared interests or experiences.Rapport has been shown to have benefits for psychotherapy and medicine, negotiation, education, and tourism, among others. In each of these cases, the rapport between members of a dyad (e.g. a teacher and student or doctor and patient) allows the participants to coordinate their actions and establish a mutually beneficial working relationship, or what is often called a "working alliance". In guided group activities (e.g., a cooking class, a wine tour and hiking group), rapport is not only dyadic and customer-employee oriented, but also customer-customer and group-oriented as customers consume and interact with each other in a group for an extended period.

ChatGPT

  1. rapport

    Rapport is a relation of harmony, conformity, accord or affinity established in any human interaction, characterized by feelings of mutual understanding, trust, and respect. This often leads to effective communication and positive connection between people.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rapportnoun

    relation; proportion; conformity; correspondence; accord

  2. Etymology: [F., fr. rapporter to bring again or back, to refer; pref. re- re- + apporter to bring, L. apportare. Cf. Report.]

Wikidata

  1. Rapport

    Rapport occurs when two or more people feel that they are in sync or on the same wavelength because they feel similar or relate well to each other. Rapport is theorized to include three behavioral components: mutual attention, mutual positivity, and coordination. The word stems from the old French verb rapporter which means literally to carry something back; and, in the sense of how people relate to each other means that what one person sends out the other sends back. For example, they may realize that they share similar values, beliefs, knowledge, or behaviors around politics, music or sports. There are a number of techniques that are supposed to be beneficial in building rapport such as: matching your body language; maintaining eye contact; and matching breathing rhythm. A classic if unusual example of rapport can be found in the book Uncommon Therapy by Jay Haley, about the psychotherapeutic intervention techniques of Milton Erickson. Erickson developed the ability to enter the world view of his patients and, from that vantage point, he was able to make extremely effective interventions.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Rapport

    ra-pōr′, n. accord, as in the French phrase, 'en rapport,' in harmony. [Fr.]

CrunchBase

  1. Rapport

    Rapport is a multicore technology leader with a family of massively parallel, multiprocessor chips and systems that can be dynamically reconfigured for multiple applications while breaking thermal barriers in performance per watt. Rapport™s chips are being deployed in accelerator boards and high performance systems for government and commercial solutions ranging from intelligent sensor modules to networking devices.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. RAPPORT

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rapport is ranked #55962 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Rapport surname appeared 366 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Rapport.

    96.4% or 353 total occurrences were White.
    1.9% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.3% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rapport in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rapport in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of rapport in a Sentence

  1. Helen Prejean:

    I walked in the room and I looked at his face and I remembered, 'Oh my God, he's so young.' Which he is, i sensed he was very respectful, and I felt it was pretty easy to establish a rapport.

  2. Police Chief Mike Chitwood:

    I really do believe in my heart of hearts that we have a really great rapport with our community overall. They know that if there’s a problem, they can come and talk to us.

  3. Le Corre:

    There's a strong rapport on the anti-jihadist war and that will continue because France, of course, is at the core of this, both on its territory and in the Middle East, and Trump -- to him, White House state dinner's very important. Donald Trump thinks there are terrorists everywhere, even with relatively few attacks in the US compared to Europe.

  4. Anita McBride:

    Diplomacy is about relationships. ( Biden) builds a rapport with the first spouses and it matters, it helps to break the ice and establish some familiarity with each other, and in private moments share Jill Biden husband's positions. Jill Biden build some greater mutual understanding, hopefully.

  5. Joseph Ravenell:

    Medical mistrust has been an important barrier to African-Americans seeking health care, and so the barbershop -- where men go on a monthly basis and have an opportunity to develop a rapport with a trusted key opinion leader in the community -- that rapport is a perfect foundation for talking about health, we know that when it comes to people being receptive to health messages, the setting and the mood that people are in can have an impact on how open they are to receiving those messages.

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