Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inform on

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: in-for-m on
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To tell on someone; to act as an informant against.

Example Sentences

"In 1983, one of his friends informed on him for reading a forbidden book, and he lost his teaching job."

Inflected Forms

informs on (present, singular) informing on (participle, present) informed on (participle, past) informed on (past)

Synonyms

finger grass up snitch

Questions

What does inform on mean?: To tell on someone; to act as an informant against.

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