Associations to the word «Informing»

Wiktionary

INFORM, verb. (archaic) (transitive) To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge).
INFORM, verb. (transitive) To communicate knowledge to.
INFORM, verb. (intransitive) To impart information or knowledge.
INFORM, verb. To act as an informer; denounce.
INFORM, verb. (transitive) To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).
INFORM, verb. (obsolete) (intransitive) To make known, wisely and/or knowledgeably.
INFORM, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To direct, guide.
INFORM, verb. (archaic) (intransitive) To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.
INFORM, adjective. Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.

Dictionary definition

INFORM, verb. Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights".
INFORM, verb. Give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching".
INFORM, verb. Act as an informer; "She had informed on her own parents for years".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.