Inform and Say

Inform

Inform verb - To give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities.

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Say and inform are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Say" instead a verb "Inform".

Say verb - To express (a thought or emotion) in words.

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Inform and say are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inform" instead a verb "Say".

Nearby Word: saying

Older Than Television: In the Sherlock Holmes novel The Sign of the Four, it's given as "it is my duty to inform you that anything which you may say will be used against you".

Source: You Do Not Have to Say Anything
In The A-Team, on a mission, Face radios in to inform the rest of the team that "It's Quiet... Too Quiet", then notes he always wanted to say that.

Source: I Always Wanted to Say That
His friends inform him he's supposed to say it before capturing the king in chess.

Source: Bond One-Liner

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