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{
"term": "inform",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "inform",
"heSheIt": "informs"
},
"pastSimple": "informed",
"pastParticiple": "informed",
"ingForm": "informing"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to tell somebody about something, especially in an official way",
"sensetop": "inform somebodyinform somebody of somethinginform somebody about somethinginform somebody that…inform somebody + speechinform somebody when, where, etc…",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The government took this decision without consulting Parliament or **informing the public**.",
"contextForm": "inform somebody"
},
{
"text": "Have the police been informed?"
},
{
"text": "Please inform us of any changes of address.",
"contextForm": "inform somebody of something"
},
{
"text": "He went to inform them of his decision."
},
{
"text": "The leaflet informs customers about healthy eating.",
"contextForm": "inform somebody about something"
},
{
"text": "I have been **reliably informed** *(= somebody I trust has told me)* that the couple will marry next year.",
"contextForm": "inform somebody that…"
},
{
"text": "I am pleased to inform you that you have won first prize in this month’s competition."
},
{
"text": "‘He's already left,’ she informed us.",
"contextForm": "inform somebody + speech"
},
{
"text": "I have not been informed when the ceremony will take place.",
"contextForm": "inform somebody when, where, etc…"
},
{
"text": "Inform me at once if there are any changes in her condition."
},
{
"text": "A notice informed the guests that formal dress was required."
},
{
"text": "I am not advising you. I am merely informing you of the situation."
},
{
"text": "I regret to inform you that you have been unsuccessful in your application."
},
{
"text": "Many people questioned whether patients were informed adequately of the risks."
},
{
"text": "Next time you decide to take some action, kindly inform me."
},
{
"text": "Students are clearly informed that lateness will not be tolerated."
},
{
"text": "The clinic is required to inform the patient about possible alternative treatments."
},
{
"text": "We will immediately inform you of any changes to the programme."
},
{
"text": "I am reliably informed that there are plans to close this school."
},
{
"text": "The newspaper had done little to inform its readers about the desperate poverty prevailing in New Orleans."
}
],
"topics": ["Crime and punishment"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["merely", "simply", "regularly"],
"verb + inform": ["be pleased to", "regret to", "be required to"],
"preposition": ["about", "of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to find out information about something",
"sensetop": "inform yourself (of/about something)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We need time to inform ourselves thoroughly of the problem."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to have an influence on something",
"sensetop": "inform something",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Religion informs every aspect of their lives."
},
{
"text": "These guidelines will be used to inform any future decisions."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈfɔːm/",
"audio": "in/inform/inform__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈfɔːmz/",
"audio": "in/inform/informs__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈfɔːmd/",
"audio": "in/inform/informed__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈfɔːmɪŋ/",
"audio": "in/inform/informing__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈfɔːrm/",
"audio": "in/inform/inform__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈfɔːrmz/",
"audio": "in/inform/informs__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈfɔːrmd/",
"audio": "in/inform/informed__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈfɔːrmɪŋ/",
"audio": "in/inform/informing__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English enforme, informe ‘give form or shape to’, also ‘form the mind of, teach’, from Old French enfourmer, from Latin informare ‘shape, fashion, describe’, from in- ‘into’ + forma ‘a form’."
}