Inform
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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However, the minute he presses the button, Belphegor proceeds to inform him that the trap door is disabled, much to the general's surprise and horror.
Source: Trap-Door Fail - Laura Secord is the Canadian version of Paul Revere - after hearing plans of an American surprise attack, she travelled over 32km (from behind enemy lines, too) to inform British soldiers of the attack.
Source: Bring News Back - If you then go back to Sam Carter (or talk to Shannon before seeing him) and talk to him, JC will inform him who the armory thief was, and Carter will then reveal there's more to the story than you know, and Shannon's gonna be facing an ugly surprise in the morning.
Source: Developers Foresight / Deus Ex
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