- information
- nounADJECTIVE▪ accurate, correct, precise▪ authoritative, credible, reliable▪ erroneous, false, inaccurate, incorrect▪
It is alleged that he gave false information to the tax authorities.
▪ misleading▪ conflicting▪ complete▪ incomplete, insufficient▪ limited▪ unbiased▪ helpful, invaluable, pertinent (esp. AmE), relevant, useful, valuable▪ critical, crucial, important, vital▪ useless▪ necessary▪ timely▪ available▪Further information is available on request.
▪ missing▪ fresh, new▪ latest, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute▪the latest information on the situation in the Middle East
▪ updated▪ real-time▪ additional, extra, further, supplementary▪ general▪general information about the company as a whole
▪ basic▪basic information like date of birth and phone number
▪ background▪ anecdotal▪ detailed, in-depth▪ specific▪ factual▪ classified, confidential, non-public (esp. AmE), secret, sensitive▪ unclassified▪ price-sensitive▪There are legal constraints on the use of price-sensitive information.
▪ actionable (AmE)▪ personal▪ bibliographic, biographical, economic, educational, financial, social, technical, technological (AmE), etc.▪ contact▪The leaflet provides contact information for your local branch.
▪ intelligence▪ health▪ medical, patient▪ genetic… OF INFORMATION▪ item, piece▪an interesting piece of information
▪ bit, fragment, nugget, scrap, snippet▪She let slip a few nuggets of information about herself.
▪ mine, wealth▪This book is a mine of information on the Romans.
VERB + INFORMATION▪ contain▪ have▪Do you have the information I need?
▪ retain, store▪James is able to retain an enormous amount of factual information in his head.
▪database systems that process and store information
▪ absorb, digest▪ process▪ incorporate, integrate (esp. AmE)▪ need, require▪ ask for, request, solicit▪ look for, seek▪ acquire, derive, find, gain, get, glean, obtain▪information gained from research
▪ collect, compile, gather▪The police are still questioning witnesses and gathering information.
▪ receive▪ dig up, uncover▪Have you dug up any further information on the suspect?
▪ elicit, extract, retrieve▪the difficulties of extracting information from government officials
▪software that retrieves information from a variety of different sources
▪ access▪Portable computers are good for accessing information while on the move.
▪ download, upload▪ post▪New information will be posted on the Internet twice a month.
▪ add▪ submit▪ disclose, divulge, give, impart, make available, provide (sb with), release, reveal, supply (sb with)▪a court order preventing an ex-employee from disclosing confidential information
▪ leak▪Someone leaked information to the press.
▪ communicate, convey, pass on, relate, relay▪They passed on the information about the crime to the police.
▪ transfer, transmit▪ deliver▪ forward▪ yield▪The research has yielded a lot of information.
▪ share▪The Internet allows us to share information with our distributors.
▪ circulate, disseminate, distribute▪an organization that disseminates information about women in science
▪ exchange▪The two countries exchange information on wanted criminals.
▪ offer, volunteer▪She didn't volunteer that information, and I didn't ask.
▪ withhold▪It was improper of the broker to withhold the information from the stock exchange.
▪ cover up, suppress▪ assimilate, collate, organize▪ check, verify▪ analyse/analyze, interpret▪ review▪ record▪ protect, safeguard▪ display, present▪The way you present the information is important.
▪ publish▪ use, utilize▪ act on, go on▪At the moment we have very little information to go on.
INFORMATION + VERB▪ pertain to sth, relate to sth▪information relating to the social background of the child
▪ lead to sth▪a reward for information leading to an arrest
▪ contain sth, include sth▪ flow▪The information flows in both directions.
INFORMATION + NOUN▪ provider, service▪ booth (esp. AmE), bureau, desk, centre/center, kiosk, office▪ manager, officer, professional, specialist▪ source▪ content▪ resources▪ pack (esp. BrE), packet (esp. AmE), sheet▪ database▪ network, system▪ technology (usually IT)▪ processing▪ management▪ provision▪ dissemination▪ flow▪ exchange, sharing▪ retrieval▪ request▪ needs, requirements▪ overload▪ gap▪ warfare▪ security▪ age▪This is the information age and there's an insatiable appetite for data and speed.
▪ revolutionPREPOSITION▪ according to information▪According to information received by the police, the terrorists have left the country.
▪ for sb's information▪This leaflet is produced for the information of our customers.
▪ information about, information concerning, information on, information regarding▪financial information concerning a company
PHRASES▪ access to information▪ the exchange of information▪ the flow of information▪to improve the flow of information within the company
▪ a lack of information▪ a request for information▪ a source of information
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
