inform

Meaning

Verb

1. (archaic, transitive) To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge).
2. (transitive) To communicate knowledge to.
3. (intransitive) To impart information or knowledge.
4. To act as an informer; denounce.
5. (transitive) To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).
6. (intransitive, obsolete) To make known, wisely and/or knowledgeably.
7. (formal, transitive) To direct, guide.
8. (archaic, intransitive) To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.

Adj

Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.

Synonyms

notify

tell

report

announce

advise

communicate

let know

apprise

acquaint

convey

warn

teach

transmit

make known

instruct

say

🗣️

enlighten

declare

notice

impart

intimate

explain

state

give notice

admonish

order

mention

alert

betray

announce to

apprize

make known to

speak

🗣️

give an account

counsel

give

send word

reveal

slander

broadcast

brief

refer to

familiarize

recount

relate

snitch

educate

edify

advice

disclose

Translations

informer

informare

informar

informieren

mitteilen

benachrichtigen

renseigner

informar

bildirmek

informeren

avvisare

inlichten

insegnare

haber vermek

faire savoir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈfɔɹm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: informen

In summary

From Middle English informen, enformen, borrowed from Old French enformer, informer (“to train, instruct, inform”), from Latin īnfōrmō (“to shape, form, train, instruct, educate”), from in- (“into”) + fōrma (“form, shape”), equivalent to in- + form.