adj
Meaning 1
informative; educational
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
informing
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Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: IH2 N F AO1 R M IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of inform
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a speech act that conveys information
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: making known
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: speech act
Narrower terms: telling, apprisal, notification, revelation, divine revelation, presentation, introduction, intro, briefing, report, account, warning
noun
Meaning 4
to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ratting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disclosure, revelation, revealing
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: informante — Translations
- Spanish: informador — Translations
Real reading context