informed
UK/ɪnˈfɔːmd//ɪnˈfɔɹmd/
informed is the simple past and past participle of inform.
Adjective (1)
informed (comparative more informed, superlative most informed)
- Instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education.
- An informed young man delivered a lecture on the history of modern art.
- Synonyms:
- abreast, apprised, up to date, up-to-date
- Based on knowledge; founded on due understanding of a situation.
- Another informed and sobering estimate is that by 1800 indigenous populations in the western hemisphere were a tenth of what they had been three centuries before.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 696
Adjective (2)
informed (comparative more informed, superlative most informed)
- Created, given form.
- after Nilus invndation,
Infinite shapes of creatures men do fynd,
Informed in the mud, on which the Sunne hath shynd.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
- after Nilus invndation,
- Unformed or ill-formed; deformed; shapeless.
- But, mindfull still of your first countries sight,
Doe still preserve your first informed grace,
Whose shadow yet shynes in your beauteous face1596, Edmund Spenser, An Hymne in Honour of Beautie
- But, mindfull still of your first countries sight,
- Not included within the figures of any of the ancient constellations.
- the informed stars
Meaning of inform
Verb
inform (third-person singular simple present informs, present participle informing, simple past and past participle informed)
- To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge).
- To communicate knowledge to.
- For he would learn their business secretly, / And then inform his master hastily.1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “Prosopopoia. Or Mother Hubberds Tale.”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- acquaint
- To impart information or knowledge.
- To act as an informer; denounce.
- Synonyms:
- dob
- To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).
- His sense of religion informs everything he writes.
- To make known, wisely and/or knowledgeably.
Synonyms of informed
Forms of informed
| comparative | more informed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most informed |
Origin of informed
From inform + -ed.
From in- + formed; the first sense probably uses in- (“in”), while the second sense uses in- (“prefix of negation”).
Words formed from informed
Phrases with informed
Questions about informed
- What does informed mean?
- Informed means instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education.
- What is informed the simple past and past participle of?
- Informed is the simple past and past participle of inform.
- What part of speech is informed?
- Informed is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce informed?
- Informed is pronounced /ɪnˈfɔɹmd/ (US).
Words near informed in the dictionary
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