english
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to officially tell someone
inform
to officially tell someone about something:
• Do you think we ought to inform the police? • Doctors should inform patients about the possible side effects of any drugs they prescribe.
announce
to tell people publicly and officially about something:
• The university chancellor announced his resignation on Friday. • It was announced that the company had made a profit of $6 billion.
report
to officially tell someone about something that has happened:
• She was able to report that the project was nearly finished.
notify
formal to tell someone officially about something that has happened or that is planned to happen:
• Staff were notified several months in advance that they would be losing their jobs.
Longman-Thesaurus
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inform against/on sb
If you inform on/against someone, you give the police information, usually secretly, about that person, showing that he or she has done something wrong
• The terrorists said that anyone caught informing on them would be killed.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb ADV. merely, simply I am not advising you. I am merely informing you of the situation. | regularly | immediately | officially | personally | kindly, politely Next time you decide to take some action, kindly inform me. | bluntly ‘I won't do it!’ she informed him bluntly. | coldly, coolly VERB + INFORM be pleased to | regret to I regret to inform you that you have been unsuccessful in your application. | be required to The clinic is required to inform the patient about possible alternative treatments. PREP. about efforts to inform young people about the dangers of drugs | of We will immediately inform you of any changes to the programme.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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verb
tell:
Please inform the leader I am going.
verb
denounce:
The traitor will inform on us.
Simple Definitions