inform

inform
verb
ADVERB
▪ merely, simply
▪

I am not advising you. I am merely informing you of the situation.

▪ regularly (esp. BrE)
▪ immediately, quickly
▪ officially (esp. BrE)
▪ personally
▪ kindly, politely
▪

Next time you decide to take some action, kindly inform me.

▪ bluntly
▪

‘I won't do it!’ she informed him bluntly.

▪ calmly, coldly, coolly
▪ adequately, properly
▪

Many people questioned whether patients were informed adequately of the risks.

▪ accurately
▪ clearly
▪

Students are clearly informed that drugs will not be tolerated.

▪ recently
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.

PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪

efforts to inform young people about the dangers of drugs

▪ of
▪

We will immediately inform you of any changes to the schedule.

Inform is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑philosophy
Inform is used with these nouns as the object: ↑audience, ↑authority, ↑police, ↑practice, ↑public, ↑relative, ↑superior, ↑understanding, ↑viewer, ↑work

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  • Inform — ist eine von Graham Nelson seit 1993 entwickelte objektorientierte Programmiersprache, in der Textadventures programmiert werden können. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geschichte 1.1 Weitere Sprachversionen 1.2 Deutsche Sprachversion …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Inform — est un langage de programmation optimisé pour la création de jeux en fiction interactive, créé en 1993 par Graham Nelson. Sommaire 1 Vue d ensemble 2 Inform 7 3 Notes et référ …   Wikipédia en Français

  • inform — in‧form [ɪnˈfɔːm ǁ ɔːrm] verb [transitive] to formally or officially tell someone about something or give them information: inform somebody (that) • We regret to inform you that your application has been unsuccessful. inform somebody of/​about… …   Financial and business terms

  • inform — vb 1 Inform, animate, inspire, fire are comparable when they mean to infuse (a person or thing) with something (as a spirit, a principle, an idea, or a passion) that gives him or it effective power or an urge to action or activity. Sometimes,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Inform — en un un sistema de creación de aventuras conversacionales y un lenguaje de programación creado en 1993 por Graham Nelson. El sistema está dividido en dos partes: el compilador y la biblioteca, un conjunto de software que realiza las tareas de… …   Wikipedia Español

  • inform — INFÓRM, Ă, informi, e, adj. Care nu are o formă determinată sau un contur precis. fără formă; care este lucrat grosolan, care are forma nepotrivită, brută, dizgraţioasă. ♦ fig. Imperfect, nedesăvârşit. – Din fr. informe, lat. informis. Trimis de… …   Dicționar Român

  • Inform — en un lenguaje de programación diseñado para realizar aventuras conversacionales, creado en 1993 por Graham Nelson. El sistema Inform esta compuesto por dos componentes: Compilador, que genera los archivos de historia desde el código fuente en… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Inform — Тип исполнения: компилируемый Появился в: 1993 Автор(ы): Грэхем Нельсон Расширение файлов: .Z#, .inf, .Z5, .Z8 Inform  компилируемый объектно ориентированный язык программирования, во многом похожий на Си …   Википедия

  • Inform — In*form , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Informed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Informing}.] [OE. enformen, OF. enformer, F. informer. L. informare; pref. in in + formare to form, share, fr. forma form. See {Form}.] 1. To give form or share to; to give vital or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Inform — In*form , v. t. 1. To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] It is the bloody business which informs Thus to mine eyes. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To give intelligence or information; to tell. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inform — I (betray) verb accuse, announce, bear witness against, betray the secret, break faith, break trust, charge, communicate, confess, declare, denounce, disclose, disclose intentionally, disclose secrets, divulge, expose, give over to the foe,… …   Law dictionary

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