information► information facts or details about a situation, event, person, place etc: · We need more information before we make a decision.information about/on: · The book contains information on how to find a job abroad.· I'm looking for some information about breast cancer research.give/provide information: · The tourist office will be able to give you the information you need.· The Web site provides the latest information on Medicare and Medicaid.further information written (=more information): · For further information, please write to the following address.piece of information: · Ray just told me an interesting piece of information.detailed information (=containing a lot of facts): · The guidebook has detailed information about the hotels in the area.
► fact a piece of information that can be proved to be true: · I'm not interested in your opinions - I just want to know the facts.fact about: · It's important that young people learn the facts about drugs.· The book is full of interesting facts about plant life.fact that: · He's never tried to hide the fact that he spent time in jail.
► details all the smaller pieces of information that you need to know about something that you already know about in a general way: · There's a big jazz festival in May. I'll give you the details if you want.details of/about: · The details of specific cases cannot be made public.· The doctor asked me for details about my eating and exercise habits.provide/give details: · He said the meeting was next month, but he didn't give any specific details.further details written (=more details): · For further details, contact the conference organizer.full details (=all the details): · Full details about the company's plans will be announced in several months.
► info especially spoken information: · Sandra will give you all the info you need.info on/about: · For more info on the show, call this number.· The dinosaur exhibit is pretty neat with lots of info about each period.
► material information that is used when you write a story, article, speech etc: · There wasn't enough material to write a whole book.· I've been unable to find any reference material on the subject of interracial adoptions.· The stories he collected became material for the biography he is now writing.
► data facts, numbers, and other information that have been collected and stored, especially on a computer: · This computer can store as much data as many larger models.· He has to trawl through vast amounts of economic data.data on/about: · The spacecraft has sent back new data about Jupiter's atmosphere.