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inform
verb
to
give
someone
facts
or
knowledge
about
something
so
that
they
understand
it
•
The
teacher
informed
the
class
about
the
sudden
schedule
change
.
The
teacher
informed
the
class
about
the
sudden
schedule
change
.
•
Please
inform
me
as
soon
as
the
package
arrives
.
Please
inform
me
as
soon
as
the
package
arrives
.
Late
Middle
English
:
from
Latin
informare
‘
shape
,
describe
,
instruct
’.
verb
to
secretly
give
information
about
someone
’
s
wrongdoing
to
the
police
or
another
authority
•
The
neighbor
informed
on
the
burglars
after
seeing
them
hide
the
stolen
bikes
.
The
neighbor
informed
on
the
burglars
after
seeing
them
hide
the
stolen
bikes
.
•
She
refused
to
inform
against
her
coworkers
,
even
under
pressure
.
She
refused
to
inform
against
her
coworkers
,
even
under
pressure
.
Extension
of
main
sense
;
19-century
criminal
slang
‘
to
give
information
’.
verb
to
give
shape
,
influence
,
or
character
to
something
•
Her
rural
childhood
deeply
informs
the
themes
of
her
paintings
.
Her
rural
childhood
deeply
informs
the
themes
of
her
paintings
.
•
Cultural
traditions
inform
the
festival
’
s
vibrant
costumes
.
Cultural
traditions
inform
the
festival
’
s
vibrant
costumes
.
Same
origin
as
main
sense
:
Latin
informare
‘
shape
,
instruct
’.
information
noun
-
information
facts
or
knowledge
about
someone
or
something
that
help
you
understand
it
or
make
decisions
•
The
tourist
asked
the
receptionist
for
information
about
local
bus
routes
.
The
tourist
asked
the
receptionist
for
information
about
local
bus
routes
.
•
Before
buying
a
car
,
Elena
read
online
information
about
its
safety
ratings
.
Before
buying
a
car
,
Elena
read
online
information
about
its
safety
ratings
.
late
Middle
English
:
from
Old
French
,
from
Latin
informatio
‘
forming
,
conception
’,
from
the
verb
informare
‘
give
form
or
shape
to
’
noun
a
formal
written
statement
by
a
prosecutor
accusing
someone
of
a
crime
•
The
prosecutor
filed
an
information
against
the
suspect
in
the
county
court
.
The
prosecutor
filed
an
information
against
the
suspect
in
the
county
court
.
•
After
reviewing
the
information
,
the
judge
scheduled
a
preliminary
hearing
.
After
reviewing
the
information
,
the
judge
scheduled
a
preliminary
hearing
.
legal
sense
developed
in
16th-century
English
law
as
an
official
accusation
presented
by
a
public
officer
.