The archaeologist's report will inform the public about the newly discovered ancient trade routes.
考古学家的报告将告知公众关于新发现的古代贸易路线。
A profile of an inventor opens by describing her decades of failed prototypes in vivid detail, then spends its remaining sections explaining how those very failures directly informed the design choices behind her eventual successful invention.
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Scientists studying this regeneration hope that understanding the axolotl's genetic mechanisms could eventually inform new treatments for human tissue repair.
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Political scientist Fatima Rashid counters that randomly selected citizens often lack the specialized background needed to evaluate technically complex policy questions, meaning their recommendations may be well-intentioned but poorly informed compared with input from subject-matter experts.
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Which choice best defines “inform”?
C — Give knowledge. “inform” means give knowledge.
Which word means “give knowledge”?
B — inform. “inform” means give knowledge.
inform — give knowledge. In Chinese: 通知，告知.
inform is pronounced /ɪnˈfɔːrm/.
The archaeologist's report will inform the public about the newly discovered ancient trade routes. (考古学家的报告将告知公众关于新发现的古代贸易路线。)
notify, tell, advise — all close in meaning to inform (give knowledge).
mislead, conceal — each the opposite of inform (give knowledge).
Yes. inform is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
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