Inform in English dictionary

  • inform

    Meanings and definitions of "Inform"

    • (archaic, transitive) To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge)
    • (transitive) To communicate knowledge to (an)other(s).
    • (intransitive) To impart information or knowledge.
    • To act as an informer; denounce.
    • (transitive) To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).
    • (obsolete, intransitive) To make known, wisely and/or knowledgeably.
    • (obsolete, transitive) To direct, guide.
    • adjective
      Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.
    • verb
      (archaic, transitive)
      To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge).
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To communicate knowledge to.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To impart information or knowledge.
    • verb
      To act as an informer; denounce.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).
    • verb
      (obsolete, intransitive)
      To make known, wisely and/or knowledgeably.
    • verb
      (obsolete, transitive)
      To direct, guide.
    • verb
      (archaic, intransitive)
      To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.
    • to communicate knowledge to (an)other(s)
    • to impart information or knowledge (intransitive)
    • to act as an informer, denounce
    • to make known (intransitive)
    • To give information; to let something be known.
    • (to) announce
    • verb
      act as an informer; "She had informed on her own parents for years"
    • verb
      give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching"
    • verb
      impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"

    Synonyms of "Inform" in English dictionary

    communicate, intercommunicate, modify are the top synonyms of "Inform" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Inform

    • inform ( third-person singular simple present informs, present participle informing, simple past and past participle informed)
    • inform (not comparable)
    • inform (third-person singular simple present informs, present participle informing, simple past and past participle informed)
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