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
“The DMV is informing affected individuals of the steps they need to take,” officials said in a news release issued Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 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
Being on their own, without people who understand how the past is informing current challenges, can magnify those difficulties.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2024
But, thanks to Dr. Channing's Fire-Alarm, the bell is informing the South End that there is a fire in District Dong-dong-dong,—that is to say, District No. 3.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 12, October, 1858 by Various
