What is the meaning of informing?

noun

  • To furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors.
  • A speech act that conveys information.

verb

  • Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.
    • usage: "I informed him of his rights"
  • Give character or essence to.
    • usage: "The principles that inform modern teaching"
  • Act as an informer.
    • usage: "She had informed on her own parents for years"
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