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{ "term": "information", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "facts or details about somebody/something", "sensetop": "information about somebody/somethinginformation on somebody/somethingfor the information of somebodyaccording to somebody's information", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a **piece of information**" }, { "text": "What was your main **source of information** for your article?" }, { "text": "The documents contain confidential **personal information**." }, { "text": "More **detailed information** is not yet available." }, { "text": "He refused to comment before he had seen all the **relevant information**." }, { "text": "We will need a little more background information." }, { "text": "to **collect/gather/obtain/receive information**" }, { "text": "to **give/share/pass on information**" }, { "text": "Your local council can **provide information** on sports facilities in your area." }, { "text": "For **more information** about the project, click on the link below.", "contextForm": "information about somebody/something" }, { "text": "How can I **get information** about enrolling on the course?" }, { "text": "For **further information** on this property, please visit our website.", "contextForm": "information on somebody/something" }, { "text": "The guidelines **are based on** the latest scientific **information**." }, { "text": "**Our information is** that the police will shortly make an arrest." }, { "text": "This leaflet is produced for the information of *(= to inform)* our customers.", "contextForm": "for the information of somebody" }, { "text": "According to my information *(= according to what I have been told)* work was due to start last week.", "contextForm": "according to somebody's information" }, { "text": "You can go to the information desk for help." }, { "text": "The book is full of information on the construction of bridges." }, { "text": "At the moment we have very little information to go on." }, { "text": "Do you have the information I need?" }, { "text": "Further information is available on request." }, { "text": "Have you dug up any further information on the suspect?" }, { "text": "It is alleged that he gave false information to the tax authorities." }, { "text": "It was improper of the broker to withhold the information from the stock exchange." }, { "text": "James is able to retain an enormous amount of factual information in his head." }, { "text": "New information will be posted on the internet twice a month." }, { "text": "Hackers accessed the personal information of roughly 400 000 patients." }, { "text": "He didn't volunteer that information, and I didn't ask." }, { "text": "She let slip a few nuggets of information about herself." }, { "text": "Someone leaked information to the press." }, { "text": "The internet allows us to share information with our distributors." }, { "text": "The information flows in both directions." }, { "text": "The leaflet provides contact information for your local branch." }, { "text": "The police are still questioning witnesses and gathering information." }, { "text": "The research has yielded a lot of information." }, { "text": "The two countries exchange information on wanted criminals." }, { "text": "The way you present the information is important." }, { "text": "There are legal constraints on the use of price-sensitive information." }, { "text": "They passed on the information about the crime to the police." }, { "text": "This is the information age and there's an insatiable appetite for data and speed." }, { "text": "a court order preventing an ex-employee from disclosing confidential information" }, { "text": "a reward for information leading to an arrest" }, { "text": "an interesting piece of information" }, { "text": "an organization that collects and disseminates information about women in science" }, { "text": "basic information like date of birth and phone number" }, { "text": "financial information concerning a company" }, { "text": "general information about the company as a whole" }, { "text": "information gained from research" }, { "text": "information relating to the social background of the child" }, { "text": "the difficulties of extracting information from government officials" }, { "text": "the latest information on the situation in the Middle East" }, { "text": "to improve the flow of information within the company" }, { "text": "Do you have any information about local buses?" }, { "text": "For further information, contact us at the above address." }, { "text": "He is accused of giving false information to the police." }, { "text": "Log onto our website for the most up-to-date information." }, { "text": "One piece of information was particularly interesting." }, { "text": "The information was passed on by the immigration service." }, { "text": "The meeting is really to exchange information." }, { "text": "This information is strictly confidential." }, { "text": "We do not give out this information over the phone." }, { "text": "You will need to collect as much information as possible." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["accurate", "correct", "precise"], "… of information": ["item", "piece", "bit"], "verb + information": ["contain", "have", "retain"], "information + verb": [ "pertain to something", "relate to something", "lead to something" ], "information + noun": ["provider", "service", "booth"], "preposition": [ "according to information", "for somebody’s information", "information about" ], "phrases": [ "access to information", "the exchange of information", "the flow of information" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a phone service that you can use to find out a person's phone number", "labels": "(North American English, informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "data that is processed, stored or sent by a computer", "examples": [ { "text": "Algorithms are essential to the way computers process information." }, { "text": "database systems that process and store information" }, { "text": "software that retrieves information from a variety of different sources" }, { "text": "Information is stored on their computerized databases." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "what is represented by a particular arrangement or sequence of things", "examples": [ { "text": "the transfer of genetic information from DNA to RNA" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "written on documents that are sent to somebody who needs to know the information in them but does not need to deal with them", "examples": [ { "text": "This letter is for information only." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "used to tell somebody that they are wrong about something", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "For your information, I don't even have a car." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a person, book, etc. that can give you a lot of information on a particular subject", "examples": [ { "text": "This book is a mine of information on the Romans." }, { "text": "The internet can be a mine of information." }, { "text": "The questionnaire results proved to be a rich mine of empirical data." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn/", "audio": "in/information/information__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃn/", "audio": "in/information/information__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (also in the sense ‘formation of the mind, teaching’), via Old French from Latin informatio(n-), from the verb informare ‘shape, fashion, describe’, from in- ‘into’ + forma ‘a form’." }