informverb [ T ]
uk/ɪnˈfɔːm/us/ɪnˈfɔːrm/B1 to tell someone about particular facts:
The name of the dead man will not be released until his relatives have been informed.
Why wasn't I informed about this earlier?
Walters was not properly informed of the reasons for her arrest.
[ + that ] I informed my boss that I was going to be away next week.
More examples
- We'll inform you when a decision has been reached.
- It is with great sorrow that I inform you of the death of our director.
- We received your communication of 11 March and are sorry to inform you that we won't be attending the conference.
- We cannot release the names of the soldiers who were killed until we have informed their next of kin.
- Companies publish annual reports to inform the public about the previous year's activities.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Announcing, informing & stating
- acquaint sb/yourself with sth
- advise
- advisement
- annunciation
- come out
- commit
- confront
- declare
- fyi
- give sb a heads up idiom
- hand
- head
- let sb know idiom
- official
- pronouncement
- put
- put sth out 1
- spread the word idiom
- tell
- unannounced
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Phrasal verb(s)
inform against/on sb