informieren

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French informier.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪnfoʁˈmiːʁən/, [ʔɪnfoʁˈmiːɐ̯n]
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Verb

informieren (weak, third-person singular present informiert, past tense informierte, past participle informiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to inform, to update [+ über (object) = of/about]
    Synonyms: mitteilen, in Kenntnis setzen
    Er informierte uns über das bevorstehende Unwetter. ― He informed us about the upcoming storm.
  2. (reflexive) to read up on, to find out, to research, to look into, (rare) to inform oneself
    Synonyms: (reflexive) bilden, (reflexive) schlaumachen
    Ich informiere mich in Zeitungen über die neuesten Trends ― I read up on the latest trends in newspapers.
    Sie informierte sich gründlich, bevor sie eine Entscheidung traf. ― She looked into it thoroughly before making a decision.

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