Sekirov Dictionary

inform

UK /ɪnˈfɔːm/US /ɪnˈfɔɹm/

verb 8
adjective 1
forms 6
phrases 1

verb8

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to let someone know facts or news, by speaking or writing to them
- For he would learn their business secretly, / And then inform his master hastily. — 1591
To impart information or knowledge.
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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.
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(formal) To direct, guide.
- Don’t forget the code of ethics that informs this profession.
To act as an informer; denounce.
(no longer used) To make known, wisely and/or knowledgeably.
(no longer used) To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge).
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(no longer used) To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.
- It is the bloody business which informs / Thus to mine eyes. — 1606

adjective1

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Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.
- Bleak Crags, and naked Hills, And the whole Prospect so inform and rude — 1765

forms

inform'd · informed · informing · informeth · informs · informest

Phrases with inform

inform on
To tell on someone; to act as an informant against.

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