inform
verb (used with object)
to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to.
was informing
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past progressiveof inform.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Separately on Thursday, Novo Nordisk said it had identified a cybersecurity incident in which some nonpublic data, including personal information, were copied externally without authorization and that it was informing affected parties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
And how all of that mayhem and mischief and joy that was going on beyond the camera was informing what was in front of the camera.
From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2025
"Someone on my personal account was informing the Sun newspaper of my private posts and stories," Rooney told Disney+.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2023
By 2016, the office began receiving the first complaints that wildfire risk was informing underwriting decisions.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2023
It was true, he could see nothing; but he could hear all that was said, he had missed no syllable, and now every second was informing him to his profit….
From The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf by Louis Joseph Vance
