Inform
verb
To give knowledge or information to someone.
Please inform me when he arrives.
Often appears as...
- inform someone
- inform of
verb
To tell someone officially about something.
The school informed parents about the upcoming changes.
Often appears as...
- inform authorities
- inform management
verb
To inspire or to influence something.
His teachings inform all of her writing.
Often appears as...
- inform work
- inform writing
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Literary
verb
To give someone evidence or proof.
He was informed of his rights by the police.
Often appears as...
- inform of rights
- inform of obligations
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
verb
To give knowledge or information to someone.
Please inform me when he arrives.
Often appears as...
- inform someone
- inform of
verb
To tell someone officially about something.
The school informed parents about the upcoming changes.
Often appears as...
- inform authorities
- inform management
verb
To inspire or to influence something.
His teachings inform all of her writing.
Often appears as...
- inform work
- inform writing
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Literary
verb
To give someone evidence or proof.
He was informed of his rights by the police.
Often appears as...
- inform of rights
- inform of obligations
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Direct Request
Use 'inform' when asking someone directly to provide specific information.
Could you inform me of the meeting details?
Pro Tip 2/3Implied Expectation
Imply expectation of being told something when using 'inform'.
I expect to be informed of any changes.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Context
'Inform' is often used in formal contexts, like professional communication or written notices.
We will inform you of the results by email.
Pro Tip 1/3Direct Request
Use 'inform' when asking someone directly to provide specific information.
Could you inform me of the meeting details?
Pro Tip 2/3Implied Expectation
Imply expectation of being told something when using 'inform'.
I expect to be informed of any changes.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Context
'Inform' is often used in formal contexts, like professional communication or written notices.
We will inform you of the results by email.
Pro Tip 1/3Direct Request
Use 'inform' when asking someone directly to provide specific information.
Could you inform me of the meeting details?
Pro Tip 2/3Implied Expectation
Imply expectation of being told something when using 'inform'.
I expect to be informed of any changes.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Context
'Inform' is often used in formal contexts, like professional communication or written notices.
We will inform you of the results by email.
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Does grammar matter? -...
But while the debate between prescriptivism and descriptivism continues, the two are not mutually exclusive. At its best, prescriptivism is useful for informing people about the most common established patterns at a given point in time. This is important, not only for formal contexts, but it also makes communication easier between non-native speakers
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How to stay calm when...
than you are to be helped by the drug. Now, I'm not saying whether you should take the statin or not. I'm just saying you should have this conversation with your doctor. Medical ethics requires it, it's part of the principle of informed consent. You have the right to have access to this kind of information
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How to choose your news...
Today, we are more free than ever from the old media gatekeepers who used to control the flow of information. But with freedom comes the responsibility to curate our own experience and ensure that this flow does not become a flood, leaving us less informed than before we took the plunge.
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He Spent His Career...
of our collections for they're for understanding they're for learning they're for us to really inform how we want to be in the world what actions we want to undertake to care for the environments in which we live and for me this story absolutely brings all of
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The philosophy of...
practical wisdom, the ability to navigate complex situations in a logical, informed, and calm manner; temperance, the exercise of self-restraint and moderation in all aspects of life; justice, treating others with fairness even when they have done wrong;
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5 tips to improve your...
exploring the full spectrum of viewpoints might explain why some policies that don't seem valid to you appeal to others. This will allow you to explore alternatives, evaluate your own choices, and ultimately help you make more informed decisions.
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Who was Confucius? -...
that a son testified against his own father when his father stole a sheep, Confucius informed the duke that genuinely upright fathers and sons protected one another. During his travels, Confucius almost starved, he was briefly imprisoned,
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Lions Hunting Donkeys PIPE...
He doesn't want the cubs killed but keeps to his promise to inform the village. These two young lions are very important to to your conservancy. But if these lions kill any of your livestock,
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My life as an outsider PIPE...
in the world of women is marked by the dressing-table in the corner that belonged to my stepsister these are some of the titles I'll be sharing with you today that informed the work and I'll
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Young Lions Kill Donkeys...
He doesn't want the Cubs killed, but keeps to his promise to inform the village. These two young lions are very important to your conservancy, but if these lions kill any of your livestock
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Does grammar matter? -...
But while the debate between prescriptivism and descriptivism continues, the two are not mutually exclusive. At its best, prescriptivism is useful for informing people about the most common established patterns at a given point in time. This is important, not only for formal contexts, but it also makes communication easier between non-native speakers
Video examples
How to stay calm when...
than you are to be helped by the drug. Now, I'm not saying whether you should take the statin or not. I'm just saying you should have this conversation with your doctor. Medical ethics requires it, it's part of the principle of informed consent. You have the right to have access to this kind of information
Video examples
How to choose your news...
Today, we are more free than ever from the old media gatekeepers who used to control the flow of information. But with freedom comes the responsibility to curate our own experience and ensure that this flow does not become a flood, leaving us less informed than before we took the plunge.
Video examples
He Spent His Career...
of our collections for they're for understanding they're for learning they're for us to really inform how we want to be in the world what actions we want to undertake to care for the environments in which we live and for me this story absolutely brings all of
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The philosophy of...
practical wisdom, the ability to navigate complex situations in a logical, informed, and calm manner; temperance, the exercise of self-restraint and moderation in all aspects of life; justice, treating others with fairness even when they have done wrong;
Video examples
5 tips to improve your...
exploring the full spectrum of viewpoints might explain why some policies that don't seem valid to you appeal to others. This will allow you to explore alternatives, evaluate your own choices, and ultimately help you make more informed decisions.
Video examples
Who was Confucius? -...
that a son testified against his own father when his father stole a sheep, Confucius informed the duke that genuinely upright fathers and sons protected one another. During his travels, Confucius almost starved, he was briefly imprisoned,
Video examples
Lions Hunting Donkeys PIPE...
He doesn't want the cubs killed but keeps to his promise to inform the village. These two young lions are very important to to your conservancy. But if these lions kill any of your livestock,
Video examples
My life as an outsider PIPE...
in the world of women is marked by the dressing-table in the corner that belonged to my stepsister these are some of the titles I'll be sharing with you today that informed the work and I'll
Video examples
Young Lions Kill Donkeys...
He doesn't want the Cubs killed, but keeps to his promise to inform the village. These two young lions are very important to your conservancy, but if these lions kill any of your livestock
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Hasso Plattner
German Businessman
Please, please, please, my dear competition. We can beat each other and fight each other as much as we want and argue, but do not predict how a system really works when you really don't know and don't want to know. Either be better informed, or don't do it.
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Harris Faulkner
American Journalist
My purpose has broadened. My purpose now is to help as many people rise as possible, and it doesn't matter whether they're women or men. But that sense of value that we have as individuals, I think informs us and helps us to treat each other better.
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Audrey Hepburn
British Actress
My first big mission for UNICEF in Ethiopia was just to attract attention, before it was too late, to conditions which threatened the whole country. My role was to inform the world, to make sure that the people of Ethiopia were not forgotten.
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Frances Arnold
American Scientist
I can't imagine not being able to read and write, or make these connections from literature and philosophy that have helped inform my understanding of evolution.
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Jacqueline Woodson
American Writer
I love writing for young people. It's the literature that was most important to me, the stories that shaped me and informed my own journey as a writer.
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Ezra Miller
American Actor
Family is this very deep, complex thing that for most people becomes everything. It informs your entire life.
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Hirokazu Kore-eda
Japanese Director
I would say that 'After the Storm' is much more informed by my personal life than my other movies.
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Matt Bevin
American Politician
I would encourage you: be informed - knowledge is power.
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Ted Turner
American Businessman
I wanted to better inform the world.
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Melissa Leo
American Actress
The climate informs the character.
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Hasso Plattner
German Businessman
Please, please, please, my dear competition. We can beat each other and fight each other as much as we want and argue, but do not predict how a system really works when you really don't know and don't want to know. Either be better informed, or don't do it.
Quote examples
Harris Faulkner
American Journalist
My purpose has broadened. My purpose now is to help as many people rise as possible, and it doesn't matter whether they're women or men. But that sense of value that we have as individuals, I think informs us and helps us to treat each other better.
Quote examples
Audrey Hepburn
British Actress
My first big mission for UNICEF in Ethiopia was just to attract attention, before it was too late, to conditions which threatened the whole country. My role was to inform the world, to make sure that the people of Ethiopia were not forgotten.
Quote examples
Frances Arnold
American Scientist
I can't imagine not being able to read and write, or make these connections from literature and philosophy that have helped inform my understanding of evolution.
Quote examples
Jacqueline Woodson
American Writer
I love writing for young people. It's the literature that was most important to me, the stories that shaped me and informed my own journey as a writer.
Quote examples
Ezra Miller
American Actor
Family is this very deep, complex thing that for most people becomes everything. It informs your entire life.
Quote examples
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Japanese Director
I would say that 'After the Storm' is much more informed by my personal life than my other movies.
Quote examples
Matt Bevin
American Politician
I would encourage you: be informed - knowledge is power.
Quote examples
Ted Turner
American Businessman
I wanted to better inform the world.
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Melissa Leo
American Actress
The climate informs the character.
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