informieren

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from French informer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnfoʁˈmiːʁən/, [ʔɪnfoʁˈmiːɐ̯n] === Verb === informieren (weak, third-person singular present informiert, past tense informierte, past participle informiert, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to inform, to update [with über ‘of/about’] Synonyms: mitteilen, in Kenntnis setzen Er informierte uns über das bevorstehende Unwetter. ― He informed us about the upcoming storm. (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. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== Information Informant informativ === Further reading === “informieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “informieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “informieren” in Duden online “informieren” in OpenThesaurus.de