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in·formed [ɪnˈfɔ:md, Am -ˈfɔ:r-] ADJ

informed
[gut] informiert
to make an informed guess
etw [aufgrund von Informationen] vermuten
an informed opinion
eine fundierte Meinung
to be well-informed
gut informiert sein
to keep sb informed
jdn auf dem Laufenden halten

ill-in·ˈformed ADJ

1. ill-informed (wrongly informed):

ill-informed
falsch informiert [o. unterrichtet]

2. ill-informed (ignorant):

ill-informed
schlecht [o. unzureichend] informiert
ill-informed criticism
Kritik, die jeglicher Sachkenntnis entbehrt
an ill-informed speech
eine Rede, die von Unkenntnis geprägt ist

well-in·ˈformed ADJ approv

well-informed
gut informiert [o. unterrichtet]
to be well-informed on a subject
über ein Thema gut Bescheid wissen
to be well-informed about sb/sth
über jdn/etw gut informiert [o. unterrichtet] sein

I. in·form [ɪnˈfɔ:m, Am -ˈfɔ:rm] VB trans

1. inform (give information):

to inform sb
jdn informieren
to inform the police
die Polizei benachrichtigen [o. verständigen]
to inform sb about [or of] sth
jdn über etw acc informieren [o. in Kenntnis setzen] [o. unterrichten]
why wasn't I informed about this earlier?
warum hat man mir das nicht früher mitgeteilt?
we regret to have to inform you that ...
wir bedauern, Ihnen mitteilen zu müssen, dass ...

2. inform usu passive (guide):

to be informed by sth
geprägt sein von etw dat
the debate on censorship is informed by the right to freedom of speech
die Debatte zur Zensur steht im Zeichen des Rechts auf freie Meinungsäußerung

II. in·form [ɪnˈfɔ:m, Am -ˈfɔ:rm] VB intr

to inform against [or on] sb
jdn anzeigen [o. form form denunzieren]
Present
Iinform
youinform
he/she/itinforms
weinform
youinform
theyinform
Past
Iinformed
youinformed
he/she/itinformed
weinformed
youinformed
theyinformed
Present Perfect
Ihaveinformed
youhaveinformed
he/she/ithasinformed
wehaveinformed
youhaveinformed
theyhaveinformed
Past Perfect
Ihadinformed
youhadinformed
he/she/ithadinformed
wehadinformed
youhadinformed
theyhadinformed
See further verb tables