to inform
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7.5
- verb
- /ɪnˈfɔrm/
- Formal
:
orientar
- His experiences as a teacher will inform his approach to curriculum development.
- informed decisions
- inform decision-making
- inform research
And maybe even it'll inform which goals you go after.
- And maybe even it'll inform which goals you go after.
- How did the boxing experience and training inform how you approach dance?
- It's a practical spirit that informs all of my books.
- So then that will inform how they speak.
- It's just higher and can inform the lower order.
- Your own personal history almost certainly informs your level of stress response.
- This wig is going to inform this entire experience.
- However, the science informs why those practices work.
- It's all informed by kind of mainstream science.
- And the desire to do it informs you when it's done because you see it.
- And he's asked, how does the inexplicable inform your fiction?
Examples
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The archaeological record reflects material change and continuity that informs concepts of identity for this family.
Academic text (2017) -
Client autonomy is a central social work value that informs essentially all social work practice.
Academic text (2011) -
And how did that job inform your path if it did?
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So then that will inform how they speak.
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And you know, and it informed what I do now, obviously.
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The lessons learned from Phase 1 will surely inform our progress and outcomes for Phase 2.
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Your own personal history almost certainly informs your level of stress response.
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However, the science informs why those practices work.
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Once again, teachers' common sense will inform decisions relating to the choice of repertoire.
Academic text (2012) -
Social transformation must begin with education, as informed by community dialogue, scientific inquiry, and scholarly debate.
Academic text (2015)
Antonyms
How Influential
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word inform originally meant 'to give shape', coming from Latin formare 'to form'. That's why in formal use to inform something is to give it a guiding idea and 'shape' its character.