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inform
1[ in-fawrm ]
verb (used with object)
- to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to:
He informed them of his arrival.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to supply (oneself) with knowledge of a matter or subject:
She informed herself of all the pertinent facts.
Synonyms:
- to give evident substance, character, or distinction to; pervade or permeate with manifest effect:
A love of nature informed his writing.
- to animate or inspire.
- Obsolete.
- to train or instruct.
- to make known; disclose.
- to give or impart form to.
verb (used without object)
- to give information; supply knowledge or enlightenment:
a magazine that entertains more than it informs.
verb phrase
- to furnish incriminating evidence about (someone) to an authority, prosecuting officer, etc.:
He informed on his accomplices.
inform
2[ in-fawrm ]
adjective
- without form; formless.
inform
1/ ɪˈɔː; ɪˈɔːɪdlɪ /
verb
- tr; often foll by of or about to give information to; tell
- tr; often foll by of or about to make conversant (with)
- intr; often foll by against or on to give information regarding criminals, as to the police, etc
- to give form to
- to impart some essential or formative characteristic to
- tr to animate or inspire
- obsolete.tr
- to train or educate
- to report
inform
2/ ɪˈɔː /
adjective
- archaic.without shape; unformed
Derived Forms
- informedly, adverb
- ˈڴǰ, adjective
- ˈڴǰԲ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ڴǰa· adjective
- ·ڴǰiԲ· adverb
- -·ڴǰiԲ adjective
- half-·ڴǰiԲ· adverb
- ܲi·ڴǰiԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
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Example Sentences
They say the company that owns the building has stopped responding to requests for basic maintenance in recent months, since informing them that it will not renew their rental contracts.
He likes what he’s been seeing from Trump and Musk, and said his perspective is informed by his own government service.
As a historian, I would say that the present and the future will always be informed by the past.
Before she was approved for Maid, April was assessed by two independent physicians who were required to inform her of ways to alleviate her suffering and offer alternative treatments.
More than just informing, it should create pathways for weak partisans and nonideologues pathways to feel connected to a broader left community.
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