informed
Americanadjective
adjective
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having much knowledge or education; learned or cultured
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based on information
an informed judgment
Other Word Forms
- half-informed adjective
- informedly adverb
- quasi-informed adjective
- uninformed adjective
Etymology
Origin of informed
A late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; inform 1, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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The name of the victim is being withheld until her next of kin has been informed.
From BBC
“Despite these efforts, we are informed the guest passed away.”
From Los Angeles Times
That was until a year later, when Nataliya was informed that a body had been identified in a morgue in south-eastern Ukraine, using a sample of DNA she had given.
From BBC
The Kremlin said its secret services were investigating the incident and keeping President Vladimir Putin informed.
From Barron's
Neuren says its partner, Acadia Pharmaceuticals, was recently informed by a key committee of the European Medicines Agency of a negative trend vote on its Marketing Authorization Application for trofinetide.
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