inform (verb)

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• inform — ► VERB 1) give facts or information to. 2) (inform on) give incriminating information about (someone) to the police or other authority. 3) give an essential or formative principle or quality to. ORIGIN Latin informare shape, describe …   English terms dictionary

• inform — in‧form [ɪnˈfɔːm ǁ ɔːrm] verb [transitive] to formally or officially tell someone about something or give them information: inform somebody (that) • We regret to inform you that your application has been unsuccessful. inform somebody of/​about… …   Financial and business terms

• inform — verb ADVERB ▪ merely, simply ▪ I am not advising you. I am merely informing you of the situation. ▪ regularly (esp. BrE) ▪ immediately, quickly …   Collocations dictionary

• inform — verb (T) 1 to formally or officially tell someone about something or give them information: They thought it better to inform the police. | inform sb about/of: Please inform us of any change of address as soon as possible. | inform sb (that): We… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• inform — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French enformer, from Latin informare, from in + forma form Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. obsolete to give material form to 2. a. to give character or essence to < the principles which inform… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• inform — I (betray) verb accuse, announce, bear witness against, betray the secret, break faith, break trust, charge, communicate, confess, declare, denounce, disclose, disclose intentionally, disclose secrets, divulge, expose, give over to the foe,… …   Law dictionary

• verb — VERB, verbe, s.n. 1. Parte de vorbire care exprimă o acţiune sau o stare şi care se caracterizează prin flexiune proprie. 2. (livr.; la sg.) Mijloc, fel de exprimare; limbaj; cuvânt. – Din fr. verbe, lat. verbum. Trimis de RACAI, 04.02.2009.… …   Dicționar Român

• inform — verb 1》 give information to. 2》 (inform on) give incriminating information about (someone) to the police or other authority. 3》 give an essential or formative principle or quality to: religion informs every aspect of their lives. Origin ME… …   English new terms dictionary

• inform — verb a) To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge) His sense of religion informs everything he writes. b) To communicate knowledge to (an)other(s). Syn …   Wiktionary

• inform — verb 1) she informed him that she was ill Syn: tell, notify, apprise, advise, impart to, communicate to, let someone know; brief, prime, enlighten, send word to, give/supply information to; informal fill someone in, clue someone in 2) he informed …   Thesaurus of popular words

• inform — verb 1) she informed him that she was ill Syn: tell, notify, apprise, advise, impart to, communicate to, let someone know, brief, enlighten, send word to 2) he informed on two colleagues Syn …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary