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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Earlier this year, Walmart started quickly informing suppliers when and how their packaging presents problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
"I am grateful to them for informing me," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Last Wednesday, the city sent letters to the Metro Little League and the MBA informing them that their access to the athletic fields was revoked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 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
It was a court order addressed to Jack So-and-so, informing him that if he didn’t pay his back alimony he would be in contempt and punishable.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
