Found 3 items, similar to inform.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: inform
beritahu, memberitahu, mengabari, mengabarkan, mengadu-adu, menuturkan, unjuk
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: inform
inform
v 1: impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event
to;
“I informed him of his rights”
2: give character or essence to;
“The principles that inform
modern teaching”
3: act as an informer;
“She had informed on her own parents for
years”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Inform
Inform
\In*form"\, a. [L. informis; pref. in- not + forma form,
shape: cf. F. informe]
Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed. --Cotton.
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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 organizing
power to; to give life to; to imbue and actuate with
vitality; to animate; to mold; to figure; to fashion.
“The informing Word.” --Coleridge.
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Let others better mold the running mass
Of metals, and inform the breathing brass. --Dryden.
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Breath informs this fleeting frame. --Prior.
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Breathes in our soul, informs our mortal part.
--Pope.
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2. To communicate knowledge to; to make known to; to
acquaint; to advise; to instruct; to tell; to notify; to
enlighten; -- usually followed by of.
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For he would learn their business secretly,
And then inform his master hastily. --Spenser.
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I am informed thoroughly of the cause. --Shak.
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3. To communicate a knowledge of facts to, by way of
accusation; to warn against anybody.
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Tertullus . . . informed the governor against Paul.
--Acts xxiv.
1.
Syn: To acquaint; apprise; tell; teach; instruct; enlighten;
animate; fashion.
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Inform
\In*form"\, v. t.
1. To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.
[Obs.]
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It is the bloody business which informs
Thus to mine eyes. --Shak.
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2. To give intelligence or information; to tell. --Shak.
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He might either teach in the same manner, or inform
how he had been taught. --Monthly Rev.
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To inform against, to communicate facts by way of
accusation against; to denounce; as, two persons came to
the magistrate, and informed against A.
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