Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 informieren
, 🇪🇸 informar
, 🇮🇹 informare
, 🇵🇹 informar
, 🇨🇳 提供信息
, 🇯🇵 情報を与える
, 🇰🇷 정보를 제공하다
, 🇸🇦 يخبر
, 🇮🇳 सूचना देना
Usage Examples
- J'ai informé mes collègues de la réunion.
- Il est important d'informer les parents avant la sortie.
- Les autorités ont informé la population de la crise.
Etymology
The French verb **informer** comes from the Latin *informare*, meaning “to give shape to, to educate, to inform.” It is formed from the prefix *in-* (“into, not” in Latin, here used as an intensive) plus *forma* (“shape, pattern”), literally “to shape or instruct.” The word entered Old French as *informare* and evolved into the modern verb *informer* with the sense “to give information.”
Synonyms
aviser
notifier
faire connaître
mettre au courant
prévenir
signaler
exposer
instruire
Antonyms
désinformer
ignorer
dissimuler
retarder