information
Something that provides a definitive characterization or description of the nature and…Something that provides a definitive characterization or description of the nature and attributes of a specified entity.
» You don't have all the information.
В тебе неповна інформація.
Meaning
13 senses(uncountable, usually)Something that provides a definitive characterization or description of the nature and attributes of a specified entity.
(uncountable, usually)Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something.
I need some more information about this issue.
Information, Auskunft
информа́цияinformácija, инфа́infá, све́дениеsvédenije
інформа́ціяinformácija
(uncountable, usually)The act of informing or imparting knowledge; notification.
For your information, I did this because I wanted to.
(countable, usually)A statement of criminal activity brought before a judge or magistrate; in the UK, used to inform a magistrate of an offence and request a warrant; in the US, an accusation brought before a judge without a grand jury indictment.
(formal, uncountable, usually)The meaning that a human assigns to data by means of the known conventions used in its representation.
(uncountable, usually)Divine inspiration.
(uncountable, usually)A service provided by telephone which provides listed telephone numbers of a subscriber.
(uncountable, usually)Any unambiguous abstract data, the smallest possible unit being the bit.
(uncountable, usually)The output resulting from the systematic collection, manipulation and organization of raw data into a structured, interpretable format.
(uncountable, usually)Any ordered sequence of symbols (or signals) (that could contain a message).
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)The act of informing against someone, passing on incriminating knowledge; accusation.
(archaic, uncountable, usually)The systematic imparting of knowledge; education, training.
- (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
- knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
- a message received and understood
- formal accusation of a crime
Examples
1444 sentencesYou don't have all the information.
В тебе неповна інформація.
This is the information you requested.
Ось інформація, яку ти попросив.
ruЭто информация, которую вы запросили.
I wish I had more information.
Хотів би я мати більше інформації.
Why do you want that information?
Навіщо тобі ця інформація?
Why does Tom want that information?
Навіщо Тому ця інформація?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English enformacioun, informacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman informacioun, eFrom Middle English enformacioun, informacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman informacioun, enformation, Old French information, from Latin īnfōrmātiō (“formation, conception; education”), from the participle stem of īnformāre (“to inform”). Equivalent to inform + -ation.
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Forms
plural: informations| Singular | information |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome:selective informationentropy
- a message received and understood:info
- a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn:data
Word family
85 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- more information
- all the information
- piece of information
- for more information
- kind of information
- some information
- need more information
- some more information
- information is accurate
- have some information
- this information is
- useful information