English Verbs Referring to "Informing and Naming"

to report

Verb

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to give a written or spoken description of an event to someone

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Scientists will report their findings during the conference, sharing their research with the academic community.

Witnesses were asked to report what they saw to help the police with their investigation.

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transitive

to impart

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ɪ

m

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to make information, knowledge, or a skill known or understood

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to inform

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ɪ

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m

to give information about someone or something, especially in an official manner

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ditransitive

to brief

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b

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f

to give someone essential information or instructions about a particular subject or task

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transitive

to notify

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n

o

oʊ

t

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ə

f

y

aɪ

to officially let someone know about something

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transitive

to convey

Verb

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k

o

ə

n

v

e

y

ɪ

to pass on information from one party to another

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transitive

to apprise

Verb

a

ə

pp

p

r

i

aɪ

s

z

e

to notify someone about a situation, event, or information

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transitive

to clue in

Verb

/klˈuː ˈɪn/

to provide someone with information and make them aware of something

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transitive

Phrasal Status

separable

phrase's verb

clue

phrase's particle

in

to advise

Verb

a

æ

d

v

i

aɪ

s

z

e

to formally provide someone with information

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transitive

to fill in

Verb

/fˈɪl ˈɪn/

to inform someone with facts or news

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transitive

Phrasal Status

separable

phrase's verb

fill

phrase's particle

in

to relay

Verb

/ˈɹiˌɫeɪ/

to pass on information or messages from one place or person to another

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ditransitive

to title

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t

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aɪ

t

ə

l

e

to give a name to something, such as a book, movie, article, etc.

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transitive

to entitle

Verb

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ɛ

n

t

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aɪ

t

ə

l

e

to give a title to something, such as a book, movie, piece of art, etc.

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to theme

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θ

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m

e

to give a specific setting to an event, place, etc.

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to term

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t

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ɜ

r

m

to describe something using a specific word or phrase

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complex transitive

to name

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n

a

eɪ

m

e

to give a name to something or someone

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transitive

to rename

Verb

/ɹiˈneɪm/

to give a new name to someone or something

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transitive

to denominate

Verb

/dɪˈnɑməˌneɪt/

to give a name to something

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transitive

to name after

Verb

/nˈeɪm ˈæftɚ/

to give someone or something a name in honor or in memory of another person or thing

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ditransitive

Phrasal Status

separable

phrase's verb

name

phrase's particle

after

to call

Verb

c

k

a

ɔ:

ll

l

to give a name or title to someone or something

Grammatical Information:

complex transitive

to nickname

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n

i

ɪ

ck

k

n

a

eɪ

m

e

to give someone or something a different name, often to show affection or emphasize a particular trait

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complex transitive

to dub

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d

u

ə

b

to give someone or something a nickname, often to show affection or to highlight a specific trait

Grammatical Information:

complex transitive

to style

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s

t

y

aɪ

l

e

to give someone or something a specific name or term

Grammatical Information:

complex transitive

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