inform
verb (used with object)
to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to.
informing
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present participleof inform.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The targets are groups that send mailers to public employees informing them of their rights, under the Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The findings suggest that studying the genetics of personality could have implications well beyond psychology, potentially informing research in medicine, health, education and the workplace.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Bond said that after his mother's death he was occupied with informing friends and family and organising the funeral - the house was "the last thing on my mind".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts sent a text message to Shohei Ohtani on Wednesday night informing him that he wasn’t going to be in the lineup Thursday in the series finale against the Cardinals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
He felt exactly as he had years earlier when he held his sister’s telegram informing him of Rosa’s death.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
