# informing

Pronunciation: US say "in-FORM-ing" /ɪnˈfɔɹmɪŋ/; UK say "in-FAWM-ing" /ɪnˈfɔːmɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of inform. — present participle and gerund of inform
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of inform. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.
   - _The committee is informing residents of the upcoming road closures._
   - _Informing the public quickly became the agency's top priority._

## Adjective

2. Conveying knowledge or instruction; instructive and educational. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Giving useful facts and helping someone learn something.
   - _Her letters were always informing, teaching him much about the wider world._
   - _The old tutor delivered an informing discourse on the motion of the stars._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/informing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).