Meaning

8 senses
  1. (transitive)To communicate knowledge to.

    informieren, mitteilen, benachrichtigen

    сообща́тьsoobščátʹ, сообщи́тьsoobščítʹ, информи́роватьinformírovatʹ

    повідомля́тиpovidomljáty, пові́домитиpovídomyty, інформува́тиinformuváty

  2. (intransitive)To impart information or knowledge.

    informieren

    impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to

  3. To act as an informer; denounce.

    denunzieren

    доноси́тьdonosítʹ, донести́donestí

    доно́ситиdonósyty, донести́donestý

    act as an informer

  4. (transitive)To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).

    His sense of religion informs everything he writes.

    give character or essence to

  5. (formal, transitive)To direct, guide.

    Don’t forget the code of ethics that informs this profession.

  6. (archaic, transitive)To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge).

  7. (intransitive, obsolete)To make known, wisely and/or knowledgeably.

  8. (archaic, intransitive)To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.

Examples

512 sentences
  1. She informed him of her arrival.

    Вона повідомила його про свій приїзд.

    ruОна уведомила его о своём приезде.

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  2. I informed Tom of my decision.

    Я проінформував Тома про своє рішення.

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  3. Tom informed Mary that she shouldn't do that.

    Том проінформував Мері, що вона не має цього робити.

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  4. Tom informed Mary why he had to do that.

    Том проінформував Мері, чому він має це зробити.

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  5. Please keep me informed.

    Будь ласка, тримай мене в курсі.

    ruДержи меня в курсе, пожалуйста.

    deBitte halte mich auf dem Laufenden.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive):
to act as an informer, denounce — see also inform on:
Русский
By meaning 2
to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive):
to act as an informer, denounce — see also inform on:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive):
to act as an informer, denounce — see also inform on:

Origin

From Middle English informen, enformen, borrowed from Old French enformer, informer (“to t

From Middle English informen, enformen, borrowed from Old French enformer, informer (“to train, instruct, inform”), from Latin īnfōrmō (“to shape, form, train, instruct, educate”), from in- (“into”) + fōrma (“form, shape”), equivalent to in- + form.

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Forms

informs, informing, informed, informed
Base forminform · to inform
3rd person singularinforms
Present participleinforming
Past simpleinformed
Past participleinformed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyinform
he, she, itinforms

Past simpleLesson

all personsinformed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave informed
he, she, ithas informed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill inform

Synonyms

17 synonyms

Antonyms

6 antonyms

Word family

16 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • been informed of
  • informed of the
  • well informed

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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