Inform
[ɪn'fɔːm] or [ɪn'fɔrm]
Definition
(verb.) give character or essence to; 'The principles that inform modern teaching'.
(verb.) impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; 'I informed him of his rights'.
(verb.) act as an informer; 'She had informed on her own parents for years'.
Typed by Barnaby--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.
(v. t.) To give form or share to; to give vital ororganizing power to; to give life to; to imbue and actuate with vitality; to animate; to mold; to figure; to fashion.
(v. t.) To communicate knowledge to; to make known to; to acquaint; to advise; to instruct; to tell; to notify; to enlighten; -- usually followed by of.
(v. t.) To communicate a knowledge of facts to,by way of accusation; to warn against anybody.
(v. t.) To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.
(v. t.) To give intelligence or information; to tell.
Checker: Sylvia
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Animate, inspire, quicken, give life to.[2]. Acquaint, apprise, advise, tell, notify, make known to, mention to, give notice to, signify to, send word to, write word to.
Inputed by Clinton
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Enlighten, instruct, edify, educate, acquaint, apprise, communicate, notify,tell, impart
ANT:Misjudge, misinstruct, mislead, deceive, hoodwink, mystify, misinform
Checked by Bertrand
Definition
v.t. to give form to: to animate or give life to: to impart knowledge to: to tell: (Milt.) to direct.—v.i. (Shak.) to take shape or form: to give information (with against or on).—adj. Inform′al not in proper form: irregular.—n. Informal′ity.—adv. Inform′ally.—ns. Inform′ant one who informs or gives intelligence; Informā′tion intelligence given: knowledge: an accusation given to a magistrate or court.—adjs. Inform′ative having power to form: instructive; Inform′atory instructive; Informed′ (Spens.) unformed: (astron.) of stars not included within the figures of any of the ancient constellations.—n. Inform′er one who informs against another.
Editor: Rebekah
Examples
- I must inform you that she has always been my favourite. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It's my duty to inform you that any observations you may make will be liable to be used against you. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I do not know when it will start, but will inform you by telegraph as soon as I learn. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He would inform you that it is against all rule to abandon the lady's money entirely to the man she marries. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The principal purport of his letter was to inform them that Mr. Wickham had resolved on quitting the militia. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- When I inform Mrs. Leo Hunter, that that remark fell from your lips, sir, she will indeed be proud,' said the grave man. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Inform me at the earliest practicable day of the time when you will embark, and such plans as may then be matured. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- In each bladder was a small quantity of dried peas, or little pebbles, as I was afterwards informed. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- He had invented, he informed us, a new mixture to moisten paint with, which he described as a vehicle. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- By means of signals they could be informed where to direct their shots. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The author, being informed of a design to accuse him of high-treason, makes his escape to Blefuscu. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- I was informed he wrote several small occasional works, but only one of them was printed, which I remember to have seen several years since. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- On this point I have informed you by telegraph. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Mrs. Clements punctually informed Lady Glyde of her place of abode. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Entering as a factor into an activity pursued for its own sake--whether as a means or as a widening of the content of the aim--it is informing. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Why then isn't there a budget, a large, comprehensive budget, precise and informing, in which provision is made for beginning to civilize Chicago? Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Spying, informing, constant investigations of everybody and everything must become the rule where there is a forcible attempt to moralize society from the top. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- He went off in a swift galley after her without informing his commanders. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Her friends, shocked at the event, had contented themselves with informing her brother at Athens, and had then washed their hands of the matter. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Lydia left a few lines for his wife, informing her of their intention. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Dana, then in Chattanooga, informing him that unless prevented Rosecrans would retreat, and advising peremptory orders against his doing so. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- My diary informs me, that I was accidentally passing Aunt Verinder's house in Montagu Square, on Monday, 3rd July, 1848. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Without a blush he informs us that this central gospel of the working class is simply a myth. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- My own mental insight informs me that three inevitable questions will be asked here by persons of inquiring minds. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The Commission informs us that this small group alone receives over fifteen thousand visits a day--five million and a half in the year. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- That which informs it all is there, and can never be loSt. After all, what is mankind but just one expression of the incomprehensible. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- She informs me that she makes one of her professional visits here, every year, sir. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- As he is crossing the hall, Mercury informs him, Here's another letter for you, Mr. Bucket, come by post, and gives it him. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
Typist: Vilma