English verb: inform | |||
1. | inform (communication) impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to | ||
Samples | I informed him of his rights. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | communicate, intercommunicate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | account, acquaint, acquaint, acquaint, advise, announce, apprise, apprise, apprize, apprize, bear witness, betray, cover, cue, denote, denounce, describe, designate, disabuse, downplay, evidence, explain, explicate, familiarise, familiarize, fill in, give away, give notice, grass, indicate, indicate, indicate, inform, inoculate, instruct, instruct, introduce, learn, minimise, minimize, misinform, mislead, nark, narrate, narrate, notify, point, point out, present, prompt, prove, rat, recite, recount, regret, remind, remonstrate, report, report, report, send word, shit, shop, show, show, snitch, stag, suggest, teach, tell, tell, tell on, testify, undeceive, understate, update, volunteer, warn, warn, wise up | ||
2. | inform (change) give character or essence to | ||
Samples | The principles that inform modern teaching. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
3. | inform (communication) act as an informer | ||
Samples | She had informed on her own parents for years. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inform | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | evidence, tell | ||