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inform
What does inform mean?
inform (verb): to communicate knowledge to.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use inform in a sentence?
- I informed him of his rights. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce inform?
/ɪnˈfɔɹm/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does inform come from?
From Middle English informen, enformen, borrowed from Old French enformer, informer (“to train, instruct, inform”), from Latin īnfōrmō (“to shape, form, train, instruct, educate”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to inform
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “inform” mean?
move or strike with a noise
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to allow to, not to prevent
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send via the postal service
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to communicate knowledge to
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