Inform and Trigger

Inform

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

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

Trigger verb - To cause to function.

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Inform and trigger are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inform" instead a verb "Trigger".

Nearby Words: trig, triggered, trigged, triggering, trigging

series	inform series	trigger series
time	inform time	trigger time

You rely on anyone who's still talking to you: a trigger happy ex-girlfriend; an old friend who used to inform on you to the FBI; family too—if you're desperate.

Source: Series / Burn Notice
Suddenly Voiced: In one ending, Marle and Lucca rate several guys from Chrono Trigger, and they'll inform you which are studs, and which are duds.

Source: Video Game / Chrono Trigger
Like in the comics example, this leads to the even more epic scene where the Big Bad pulls the trigger on Dredd, only for the gun to inform him "lethal rounds exhausted".

Source: Swiss Army Weapon

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