in·form ( n-fôrm )v. in·formed, in·form·ing, in·forms v.tr. 1. a. To impart information to; make aware of something: We were informed by mail of the change in plans. The nurse informed me that visiting hours were over. b. To acquaint (oneself) with knowledge of a subject. 2. To give form or character to; imbue with a quality or an essence: "A society's strength is measured by . . . its ability to inform a future generation with its moral standards" (Vanity Fair). 3. To be a pervasive presence in; animate: "It is this brash, backroom sensibility that informs his work as a novelist" (Jeff Shear). 4. Obsolete To form (the mind or character) by teaching or training. v.intr. 1. To give or provide information. 2. To disclose confidential or incriminating information to an authority: The defendant informed against the other members of the ring. [Middle English enfourmen, informen, from Old French enfourmer, from Latin  nf rm re : in-, in; see in-2 + frmre, to fashion (from frma, form).] |
inform
Verb
1. to give information to; tell: he informed me that he would be free after lunch
2. to make knowledgeable (about) or familiar (with): he'll be informed of his rights
3. to give incriminating information to the police
4. to impart some essential or formative characteristic to
5. to animate or inspire [Latin informare to describe]
informed adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" wise up - cause someone to become aware of something communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" instruct, teach, learn - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" inoculate - introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of; "My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs" acquaint - inform; "Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move" warn - notify, usually in advance; "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions" inform - act as an informer; "She had informed on her own parents for years" fill in - supply with information on a specific topic; "He filled me in on the latest developments" update - bring up to date; supply with recent information shit, tell on, snitch, stag, shop, denounce, give away, betray, grass, rat - give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" undeceive - free from deception or illusion warn - notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking" apprise, apprize, notify, send word, give notice, advise - inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due" familiarise, familiarize, acquaint - make familiar or conversant with; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings" cue, remind, prompt - assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned volunteer - tell voluntarily; "He volunteered the information" acquaint, introduce, present - cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community" regret - express with regret; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard" point, indicate, designate, show - indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents" indicate - to state or express briefly; "indicated his wishes in a letter" suggest, indicate - suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases" nark - inform or spy (for the police) explain, explicate - make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students" tell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late" recount, narrate, tell, recite - narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" narrate - provide commentary for a film, for example report, describe, account - to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental" report - make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal" report, cover - be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism; "Snow reported on China in the 1950's"; "The cub reporter covered New York City" disabuse - free somebody (from an erroneous belief) remonstrate, point out - present and urge reasons in opposition bear witness, evidence, testify, prove, show - provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" |
| 2. | inform - give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching" | |
| 3. | inform - act as an informer; "She had informed on her own parents for years" inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" |
inform
verb 1. tell, advise, let someone know, notify, brief, instruct, enlighten, acquaint, leak to, communicate to, fill someone in, keep someone posted, apprise, clue someone in (informal) put someone in the picture (informal) tip someone off, send word to, give someone to understand, make someone conversant (with)
inform on someone betray, report, denounce, shop (slang), chiefly Brit. peach (slang) give someone away, incriminate, tell on (informal) blow the whistle on (informal) grass on Brit. (slang) double-cross (informal) rat on (informal) spill the beans on (informal) stab someone in the back, nark Brit., Austral., N.Z. (slang) blab about, squeal on (slang) snitch on (slang) put the finger on (informal) sell someone down the river (informal) blow the gaff on Brit. (slang) tell all on, inculpate, dob someone in Austral., N.Z. (slang)
Translations
inform [ɪnˈfɔːm] vt to inform sb of sth → informar a algn sobre or de algo (= warn); avisar a algn de algo (= communicate); comunicar algo a algn vi to inform on sb → delatar a algn
inform [ɪnˈfɔːm] vt to inform sb (of) → informer or avertir qn (de) vi to inform on sb → dénoncer qn, informer contre qn;
to inform sb about → renseigner qn sur, mettre qn au courant de
inform [ɪnˈfɔːm] vt to inform sb of sth → jdn von etw unterrichten, jdn über etw acc informieren vi to inform on sb → jdn denunzieren
v inform [inˈfoːm]
1 to tell; to give knowledge to Please inform me of your intentions in this matter; I was informed that you were absent from the office. inlig يُخْبِر، يُعْلِم осведомявам informovat informere; meddele; oplyse in Kenntnis setzen πληροφορώ informar teatama آگاه کردن ilmoittaa informer, avertir (de) לְהוֹדִיע सूचना देना, सूचित करना obavijestiti tájékoztat memberi tahu láta vita, tilkynna informare 知らせる 알리다 (kam) pranešti, informuoti informēt; paziņot memberitahu op de hoogte stellen opplyse, meddele, underrette (po)informować informar a informa, a avertiza сообщать informovať obvestiti obavestiti informera บอกให้ทราบ haber vermek, bildirmek 告訴 повідомляти, інформувати آگاہ کرنا thông báo 告诉
2 (withagainstoron) to tell facts to eg the police about (a criminal etc) He informed against his fellow thieves. getuig يُبْلِغ عَن، يوشي съобщавам udávat, donášet angive anzeigen δίνω πληροφορίες, καταδίδω denunciar, delatar üles andma لو دادن ilmiantaa dénoncer לְהַלשִין खबर देना, शिकायत करना podnijeti prijavu feljelent vkit mengadukan segja til, bera vitni gegn accusare, denunciare 密告する 밀고하다 įskųsti denuncēt; nosūdzēt mengadukan aangeven tyste, sladre donieść dar informações a denunţa доносить donášať ovaditi potkazati uppträda som angivare [] แจ้งให้ทราบ ihbar etmek, bildirmek 告發 доносити کسی کے خلاف معلومات دینا tố cáo 告发
n inˈformant
someone who tells or informs He passed on the news to us, but would not say who his informant had been. informant مُخْبِر информатор informátor, -ka meddeler der Gewährsmann πληροφοριοδότης informante informant خبرچین tietolähde informateur/-trice מוֹסֵר מֵידָע सूचना देने वाला, सूचक izvjestitelj informátor; adatközlő informan heimildamaður, uppljóstrari informatore, informatrice 情報提供者 통보자, 밀고자 informatorius informators; informētājs informan zegsman hjemmelsmann, kilde, informant informator informador sursă (de informare) информатор informátor, -ka obveščevalec doušnik sagesman, källa ผู้บอก bilgi veren kimse, ihbarcı 提供消息的人 інформатор; донощик مخبر người cung cấp tin 提供消息的人
n inforˈmation
facts told or knowledge gained or given Can you give me any information about this writer?; the latest information on the progress of the war; He is full of interesting bits of information. inligting مَعلومات информация informace; vědomost information; oplysning die Information πληροφορίες información teave اطلاع tieto renseignement, information מֵידָע सूचना, जानकारी obavijest, informacija felvilágosítás, információ informasi upplÿsingar informazione 情報 정보 informacija informācija; ziņas maklumat informatie opplysning(er), orientering, informasjon informacja informação informaţie; ştire сведения; информация údaj, správa, oznam, informácia informacija informacija information ข่าวสาร bilgi, haber 信息 інформація; обізнаність معلومات thông tin 信息
adj inˈformative [-mətiv]
giving useful information an informative book. insiggewend غَني بالمَعْلومات информативен instruktivní informerende; oplysende informativ κατατοπιστικός, πληροφοριακός informativo teaberikas آموزنده informatiivinen instructif מַקנֶה יֶדַע सूचनात्मक informativan tájékoztató informatif upplÿsandi, fræðandi informativo, istruttivo 情報に富んだ 정보를 주는, 유익한 informatyvus informatīvs memberi maklumat leerzaam instruktiv, informativ, opplysende pouczający informativo (cu caracter) informativ содержательный informatívny poučen informativan informativ, lärorik ซึ่งให้ความรู้ bilgi verici, aydınlatıcı 提供信息的 інформативний; повчальний معلوماتی có nhiều thông tin 提供信息的
n inˈformer
a person who informs against a criminal etc. getuie مُخْبِر، مُبْلِغ، واشٍ доносник udavač, -ka angiver der Ankläger πληροφοριοδότης, καταδότης delator; informador, chivato ülesandja جاسوس ilmiantaja indicateur/-trice מַלשִׁין सूचना दाता prokazivač, doušnik feljelentő informan uppljóstrari informatore, informatrice 密告者 밀고자 įskundėjas informētājs; ziņotājs pemberi maklumat verklikker tyster, angiver, sladrehank donosiciel informador informator осведомитель udavač, -ka ovaduh doušnik angivare คนแจ้งข่าว muhbir, ihbarcı 告密者 інформатор; донощик مخبر người tố cáo 告密者
n information ˌsuperˈhighway
a fast computer channel through which information, pictures etc are sent from one computer to another. inligtingsnelweg قَناة المَعلومات السَّريعه في الكومبيوتر информационна магистрала informační dálnice informationsmotorvejen die Informationsautobahn δίκτυο υπολογιστών για ταχεία μεταφορά δεδομένων de la autopista información infokiirtee شبکه کامپوتری اطلاعاتی autoroute de ll'nformation מֵידָע जानकारी informacijski kanal információs szupersztráda saluran informasi bebas hambatan superstrada informatica 情報スーパーハイワエイ informacijos arterija informācijas superlielceļš maklumat elektronik informatiesnelweg elektronisk motorvei autostrada informacyjna информационный канал с высокой пропускной способностью informačná superdiaľnica informacijska avtocesta protok informacija elektronskim putem digital motorväg ระบบเครือข่าย hızlı kanal 信息高速公路 надширокополосний канал передачі інформації کمپیوٹروں کے مابین ایک تیز معلوماتی اتصال kênh thông tin 信息高速公路
n inforˈmation techˌnology
the study and use of electronic systems and computers for storing, analysing and utilizing information. inligtingstegnologie تِكنولوجيا المعلومات информационни технологии informační technologie informationsteknologi die Informationstechnologie η τεχνολογία της πληροφορικής, πληροφορική informática infotehnoloogia فناوری اطلاعات informatique מַעֲרכוֹת מֵידָע खबर informatička tehnologija informatika, információtechnológia teknologi informasi informatica 情報通信技術 정보 공학 informacinė technologija informācijas tehnoloģija teknologi maklumat informatietechnologie, informatica informasjonsteknologi technologia informacyjna информационная технология informačná technológia informacijska tehnologija informaciona tehnologija informationsteknik, informationsteknologi เทคโนโลยีสารสนเทศ bilişim teknolojisi 信息技術 інформаційна технологія معلومات کی تحلیل اور استعمال کے لیے کمپیوٹروں کا استعمال công nghệ thông tin 信息技术
information does not have a plural: some information ; any information .
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