An example of to inform is someone telling a friend what time they'll arrive.
We were informed by mail of the change in plans. The nurse informed me that visiting hours were over.
The defendant informed against the other members of the ring.
- Dryden.Let others better mould the running mass / Of metals, and inform the breathing brass.
- Prior.Breath informs this fleeting frame.
His sense of religion informs everything he writes.