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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryin·form \in-ˈfȯrm\ verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French enformer, from Latin informare, from in- + forma form DATE 14th centurytransitive verb1. obsolete : to give material form to2. a. to give character or essence to the principles which inform modern teaching b. to be the characteristic quality of : animate the compassion that informs her work3. obsolete : guide, direct4. obsolete : to make known5. to communicate knowledge to inform a prisoner of his rightsintransitive verb1. to impart information or knowledge2. to give information (as of another's wrongdoing) to an authority informed on a member of his own gangSynonyms. inform, acquaint, apprise, notify mean to make one aware of something. inform implies the imparting of knowledge especially of facts or occurrences informed us of the crisis acquaint lays stress on introducing to or familiarizing with acquaint yourself with the keyboard apprise implies communicating something of special interest or importance keep us apprised of the situation notify implies sending notice of something requiring attention or demanding action notified the witness when to appearEnglish Etymologyinform early 14c., "to train or instruct in some specific subject," from L.informare "to shape, form, train, instruct, educate," from in- "into" + forma "form." Sense of "report facts or news" first recorded late 14c. Informative "instructive" is from 1650s. Informer "one who gives information against another" (especially in ref. to law-breaking) is from c.1500.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ informin·form / in5fC:m; NAmE in5fC:rm / verb1. ~ sb (of / about sth) to tell sb about sth, especially in an official way 知会；通知；通告: ▪ [VN] Please inform us of any changes of address. 地址若有变动请随时通知我们。 ▪ [VN that] I have been reliably informed (= somebody I trust has told me) that the couple will marry next year. 我得到可靠消息说他们俩明年结婚。 ▪ [VN speech] 'He's already left,' she informed us. "他已经走了。"她告诉我们说。 ▪ [also VN wh-] 2. [VN] ~ yourself (of / about sth) to find out information about sth 了解；熟悉: We need time to inform ourselves thoroughly of the problem. 我们需要时间对这个问题有个透彻的了解。 3. [VN] (formal) to have an influence on sth 对…有影响: Religion informs every aspect of their lives. 宗教影响着他们生活的各个方面。 PHRASAL VERBS ▪ in'form on sb to give information to the police or sb in authority about the illegal activities of sb 告发；检举: He informed on his own brother. 他告发了他的亲弟弟。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishinform verb ADV. merely, simply I am not advising you. I am merely informing you of the situation. | regularly | immediately | officially | personally | kindly, politely Next time you decide to take some action, kindly inform me. | bluntly ‘I won't do it!’ she informed him bluntly. | coldly, coolly VERB + INFORM be pleased to | regret to I regret to inform you that you have been unsuccessful in your application. | be required to The clinic is required to inform the patient about possible alternative treatments. PREP. about efforts to inform young people about the dangers of drugs | of We will immediately inform you of any changes to the programme. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionv. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: FIRE 2, animate, exalt, inspire Related Words: imbue, infuse, leaven, permeate; enlighten, illuminate; endow, endue 2 to make aware or cognizant of something FF1C;was kept informed of developmentsFF1E; Synonyms: acquaint, advise, apprise, clue (or clew), fill in, notify, post, tell, warn, wise (up) Related Words: educate, enlighten, instruct, teach; familiarize; caution, forewarn Idioms: keep posted 3 to give information about someone especially as an informer FF1C;his suspicions aroused, he informed on his neighbor to the policeFF1E; Synonyms: ||nark, peach, ||pimp, rat, ||sing, snitch, squeak, squeal, ||stool; compare TALK 6 Related Words: blab, tattle, tell; betray, give away, turn inWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedin·formI. \ənˈfȯ(ə)rm, -o(ə)m\ verbEtymology: Middle English enfourmen, informen, from Middle French enformer, enfourmer, from Latin informare, from in- in- (II) + formare to form — more at formtransitive verb1. obsolete a. : to give material form to : mold or shape physically b. : to set in order : arrange2. a. : to give character or essence to < to what extent can the practice of science inform, render more significant the objects of common sense — Gail Kennedy > < a piety … quietly informing the outlook of men in politics as elsewhere — W.L.Miller > b. : to be the formative principle of < eternal objects inform actual occasions with hierarchic patterns — A.N.Whitehead > < everything that is made from without and by dead rules, and does not spring from within through some spirit informing it — Oscar Wilde > c. : to permeate or impregnate so as to become the characteristic quality of : animate, inspire, infuse < these poems are informed with sincerity — Richard Eberhart > < sentimental, Protestant ethos that has always informed his writing — L.A.Fiedler >3. obsolete : to form (the mind) in respect to character, disposition, or ability : train, discipline, instruct4. obsolete : guide, direct < if old respect hither hath informed your younger feet — John Milton >5. obsolete : to make known : give instruction in (as a doctrine)6. : to communicate knowledge to : make acquainted : tell, advise, enlighten < accused shall enjoy the right … to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation — U.S. Constitution > < obligation as a citizen is to inform himself … regarding the controversial issues — Clifford Houston > < program of informing the rest of the world about our way of life — H.H.Davis >intransitive verb1. : to give information : impart knowledge < in theory news informs while advertising sells — Banking >2. : to give information or intelligence to a civil authority : lay information : act as a common informer < I shall not inform upon you — Oscar Wilde >Synonyms: acquaint, apprise, advise, notify, advertise: These verbs signify to make aware or cognizant (of something). inform implies the imparting of knowledge, especially of facts or events necessary to the understanding of a pertinent matter < to inform the students there would be no classes on Saturday > < kept the staff informed of Chinese public opinion concerning the American military action there — Current Biography > acquaint usually lays stress upon less centrally significant matter than inform does or suggests a process of introducing to or familiarizing with rather than informing of < these writings were of the nature of travel books, and served … to acquain the world with a new country — American Guide Series: Minnesota > < acquainting students with political practices — F.A.Ogg & Harold Zink > To apprise someone of something is to communicate something usually of interest or importance to him < this church, so I was then apprised, was founded by St. James the Less — T.G.Henderson > < Tristram's cutting the hazel and writing upon it with his knife in order to apprise the queen of his presence — Grace Frank > < to touch him on the sleeve and apprise him that I was there — Mary Austin > To advise someone of something is to inform him of something that may make a significant difference to him in an action, policy, or plan; it often suggests a forewarning or counseling < consulted the wine card and advised me that the wine I had chosen had no special merit — R.M.Lovett > < I advised him strongly of the danger of switching professions without acquiring new professional qualifications — R.G.G.Price > To notify is to send a notice or make a usually formal communication generally about something requiring or worthy of attention < the court clerk notified the witnesses when to appear > < notify a man of his acceptance in a club > To advertise, rare in current use in this sense, is to inform or notify by way of warning < the translators, good Protestants, were careful to advertise the reader that what they offered was Le Clerc's Moreri — Times Literary Supplement >II. adjectiveEtymology: Middle French informe, from Latin informis, from in- in- (I) + forma form — more at form1. obsolete : lacking regular form : shapeless, deformed2. obsolete : lacking created form : unformed

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