Inform and Tell

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

Usage example: the police only caught the mastermind of the burglary because his disgruntled partner informed

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Tell is a synonym for inform in knowledge topic. In some cases you can use "Tell" instead a verb "Inform", when it comes to topics like communicate, language, information, advise. informal substitute

Tell verb - To give information to.

Usage example: tell me, when did you begin playing the violin?

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Inform is a synonym for tell in communicate topic. You can use "Inform" instead a verb "Tell", if it concerns topics such as knowledge, advise, make known, educate. popular alternative

Nearby Words: telling, teller

people	inform people	tell people
wife	inform wife	tell wife
family	inform family	tell family
parents	inform parents	tell parents
Other words: rest, audience, time, world, mother, father, police, anyone, player, everyone, kids.

They deadpan tell him he's on his own and inform the Pangoro about everything, leaving him, Jessie and James victim to another blasting off.

Source: Refuse to Rescue the Disliked
Earp would tell stories about his adventures, including Tombstone, which Ford used to inform his Westerns.

Source: Film / My Darling Clementine
In the first novel, aunt Lily bakes for the children, and it turns out the (delicious) food makes them unable to tell or otherwise inform their parents about her "visit".

Source: Evil Tastes Good

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