INFORM


Meaning of INFORM in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ merely , simply

I am not advising you. I am merely ~ing you of the situation.

▪ regularly ( esp. BrE )

▪ immediately , quickly

▪ officially ( esp. BrE )

▪ personally

▪ kindly , politely

Next time you decide to take some action, kindly ~ me.

▪ bluntly

‘I won't do it!’ she ~ed him bluntly.

▪ calmly , coldly , coolly

▪ adequately , properly

Many people questioned whether patients were ~ed adequately of the risks.

▪ accurately

▪ clearly

Students are clearly ~ed that drugs will not be tolerated.

▪ recently

VERB + INFORM

▪ be pleased to

▪ regret to

I regret to ~ you that you have been unsuccessful in your application.

▪ be required to

The clinic is required to ~ the patient about possible alternative treatments.

PREPOSITION

▪ about

efforts to ~ young people about the dangers of drugs

▪ of

We will immediately ~ you of any changes to the schedule.

Inform is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ philosophy

Inform is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ audience , ↑ authority , ↑ police , ↑ practice , ↑ public , ↑ relative , ↑ superior , ↑ understanding , ↑ viewer , ↑ work

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .