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Definition of "rapport" []

  • Relationship, especially one of mutual trust or emotional affinity. (noun)
  • Relationship, especially one of mutual trust or emotional affinity. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "rapport" in a sentence
  • "She resists at first but they slowly gain a rapport from the 1940s into the 1970s as the civil rights movement swirls around them."
  • "One of the many ways you can build rapport is to include some personal information about you and your family."
  • "That rapport is critical because trainers are convinced that a happy horse, who eats well and responds to attention in a spirited way, performs better."
  • "She resists at first but they slowly gain a rapport from the 1940s into the 1970s as the civil rights movement swirls around them."
  • "One of the many ways you can build rapport is to include some personal information about you and your family."
  • "That rapport is critical because trainers are convinced that a happy horse, who eats well and responds to attention in a spirited way, performs better."