Call
Call verb - To speak so as to be heard at a distance.
Inform
Inform verb - To give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Even years after you've left their care, one false move will result in a phone call to inform you that you've been disowned.
Source: Fair-Weather Mentor -
They even call the class president to inform her of what's going on, and she promptly drags both herself and Negi's roommate Asuna over to find out.
Source: Date Peepers - Wanda, though flattered that Lacey would call her "Your Honour," has to inform her, "But in Canada it's 'My Lord.'"
Source: Eagleland Osmosis
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