Inform

//ɪnˈfɔɹm//

Synonyms for "inform" (205 found)

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Closest matches (41)

Strong matches (62)

Related words (102)

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Translations

213 translations across 68 languages.

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Albanian

2 entries
  • kallzoj verb (to act as an informer, denounce — see also inform on)
  • njoftoj verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • μηνύω verb (to act as an informer, denounce — see also inform on)

Arabic

4 entries
  • أَبْلَغَ verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • أَخْبَرَ verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • بَلَّغَ verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • خبر verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Armenian

1 entries
  • տեղեկացնել verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • bildirmək verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • məlum etmək verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • məlumat vermək verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • xəbər vermək verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Belarusian

4 entries
  • паве́даміць verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • паведамля́ць verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • паінфармава́ць verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • інфармава́ць verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Borôro

1 entries
  • bije verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • известя́вам verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • изда́вам verb (to act as an informer, denounce — see also inform on)
  • информи́рам verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • одухотворя́вам verb (to give form or character to; to inspire; to affect, influence (transitive))

Burmese

3 entries
  • ကြား verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • သတင်းပေး verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • အသိပေး verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Catalan

1 entries
  • informar verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Central Kurdish

4 entries
  • ئاگادان verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • ئاگادان verb (to impart information or knowledge (intransitive))
  • ئاگادان verb ((obsolete in English) to make known (intransitive))
  • تێگەیاندن verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 告知 verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • 通知 verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Czech

1 entries
  • informovat verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Danish

1 entries
  • informere verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Dutch

4 entries
  • informeren verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • informeren verb (to impart information or knowledge (intransitive))
  • informeren verb ((obsolete in English) to make known (intransitive))
  • inlichten verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Esperanto

1 entries
  • informi verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Estonian

2 entries
  • informeerima verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • teavitama verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Farefare

1 entries
  • ko'ose verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Finnish

4 entries
  • tiedottaa verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • tiedottaa verb (to impart information or knowledge (intransitive))
  • tiedottaa verb ((obsolete in English) to make known (intransitive))
  • vasikoida verb (to act as an informer, denounce — see also inform on)

French

4 entries
  • dénoncer verb (to act as an informer, denounce — see also inform on)
  • informer verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • informer verb (to impart information or knowledge (intransitive))
  • informer verb ((obsolete in English) to make known (intransitive))

Georgian

2 entries
  • ინფორმირება verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • შეტყობინება verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

German

4 entries
  • Bescheid sagen verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • benachrichtigen verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • denunzieren verb (to act as an informer, denounce — see also inform on)
  • informieren verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Greek

2 entries
  • καταδίδω verb (to act as an informer, denounce — see also inform on)
  • πληροφορώ verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Hebrew

1 entries
  • הוֹדִיעַ verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Hindi

4 entries
  • अवगत करना verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • ख़बर करना verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • जानकारी देना verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • बताना verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Hungarian

4 entries
  • feljelent verb (to act as an informer, denounce — see also inform on)
  • felvilágosít verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • hatással van verb (to give form or character to; to inspire; to affect, influence (transitive))
  • informál verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Indonesian

1 entries
  • mempengaruhi verb (to give form or character to; to inspire; to affect, influence (transitive))

Interlingua

1 entries
  • informar verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Iranian Persian

4 entries
  • آگاه کَرْدَن verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • اَخْبار کَرْدَن verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • اِطِلاع دادَن verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • اِطِّلاع دادَن verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Irish

1 entries
  • cuir in iúl verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Italian

1 entries
  • informare verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Japanese

4 entries
  • 告げる verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • 情報で強化する verb (to give form or character to; to inspire; to affect, influence (transitive))
  • 情報で影響を上げる verb (to give form or character to; to inspire; to affect, influence (transitive))
  • 教える verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Kazakh

2 entries
  • хабарландыру verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • хабарлау verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Khmer

3 entries
  • ចែង verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • ជម្រាប verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • ទួល verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Korean

4 entries
  • 가르치다 verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • 알리다 verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • 알리다 verb (to impart information or knowledge (intransitive))
  • 전달하다 verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Kyrgyz

4 entries
  • билдирүү verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • билмелөө verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • кабарлоо verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • маалымат берүү verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Lao

2 entries
  • ບອກ verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • ບົ່ງ verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Latin

1 entries
  • doceo verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Latvian

1 entries
  • informēt verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • informuoti verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • pranešti verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Macedonian

3 entries
  • извести verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • известува verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • информи́ра verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Malay

3 entries
  • maalumkan verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • memberitahu verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • mengkhabarkan verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Maltese

1 entries
  • għarraf verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Mongolian

2 entries
  • мэдээлэх verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • ᠮᠡᠳᠡᠭᠡᠯᠡᠬᠦ verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Māori

3 entries
  • whakaatu verb (to impart information or knowledge (intransitive))
  • whakamōhio verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • whakarongo verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • informere verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • informere verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Pashto

3 entries
  • ابلاغول verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • اترول verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • خبر ورکول verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Polish

4 entries
  • donieść verb (to act as an informer, denounce — see also inform on)
  • donosić verb (to act as an informer, denounce — see also inform on)
  • informować verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • poinformować verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Portuguese

2 entries
  • informar verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • informar verb (to impart information or knowledge (intransitive))

Romanian

1 entries
  • a informa verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Russian

4 entries
  • донести́ verb (to act as an informer, denounce — see also inform on)
  • доноси́ть verb (to act as an informer, denounce — see also inform on)
  • извести́ть verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • извеща́ть verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • obaveštávati verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • obavijéstiti verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • obavještávati verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • obavéstiti verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Slovak

1 entries
  • informovať verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Slovene

2 entries
  • obvestiti verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • obveščati verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Southern Altai

1 entries
  • билдирер verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Spanish

4 entries
  • anoticiar verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • delatar verb (to act as an informer, denounce — see also inform on)
  • enterar verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • informar verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Swedish

4 entries
  • informera verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • informera verb (to impart information or knowledge (intransitive))
  • meddela verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • upplysa verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Tajik

3 entries
  • маълум кардан verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • огоҳ кардан verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • хабар додан verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Tatar

1 entries
  • хәбәр итәргә verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Thai

2 entries
  • บอก verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • แจ้ง verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Turkish

4 entries
  • bildirmek verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • bilgi vermek verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • haber vermek verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • ihbar etmek verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • донести́ verb (to act as an informer, denounce — see also inform on)
  • доно́сити verb (to act as an informer, denounce — see also inform on)
  • пові́домити verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • повідомля́ти verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Urdu

4 entries
  • آگاہ کَرْنا verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • اِطِّلاع کَرْنا verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • بَتانا verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • خَبَر کَرْنا verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Uyghur

2 entries
  • بىلدۈرمەك verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • خەۋەر قىلماق verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Uzbek

3 entries
  • aytmoq verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • bildirmoq verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • xabar qilmoq verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • thông báo verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Yiddish

2 entries
  • אינפֿאָרמירן verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))
  • מיטטיילן verb (to communicate knowledge to another/others (transitive))

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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Did you inform your friends of your home-coming?

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You must inform your superior of the results.

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Please inform us as to what quantity you can deliver at regular intervals.

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I regret to inform you that I will be unable to keep our appointment for February 27.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.