inform
verb (used with object)
to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to.
is informing
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present progressiveof inform (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Document storage company Dropbox is informing customers that about 5,000 accounts associated with laptop maker Lenovo were compromised by hackers between Aug. 4 and Aug. 21.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
"This seems like one occasion that the customer is not always right - mainly due to the misinformation that is informing their food choices."
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2025
The experience also is informing how the lawyers navigate their careers, said Tyra Beck, a second-year student at The New York University School of Law.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024
You’re reporting while you’re writing while you’re thinking and hoping each part of that is informing the rest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
It is only the whole truth which is informing and fair in the long run, and the whole truth is never known.
From The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections by Ellen Terry
