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# informing

«informing» in Mova's school dictionary: **the -ing form of «inform», which means to tell someone…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb form (-ing form of inform: inform, informs, informed, informing); adjective (informing — rare)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Informing is the -ing form of «inform», which means to tell someone facts or news, especially officially. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/informing/#m1)

2) Informing on someone (or informing against someone) means telling the police or someone in charge about something wrong that they did. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/informing/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In formal letters and announcements: «We are writing to inform you…». In safety lessons pupils learn that informing a trusted adult about danger or bullying is right and is not «telling tales». Phrases: informing you that, informing on, keep someone informed.

### examples

- We are informing parents about the school trip by letter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/informing/#x1)
- Thank you for informing us of the change. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/informing/#x2)
- The pilot was informing passengers about the delay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/informing/#x3)
- Informing a teacher about bullying is the right thing to do. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/informing/#x4)
- He was accused of informing on his friends to the police. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/informing/#x5)
- The sign is informing drivers that the road is closed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/informing/#x6)
- Keep me informed about your plans. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/informing/#x7)

### note

Forms: inform, informed, informing. Nouns: information (uncountable — no «informations»), informant, informer. «Inform someone of/about something». Formal; in speech say «tell».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «informing» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/informing/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.