Word
In Japanese
report; information
Japanese from JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR. All sources.
Definition
n. facts or details about a person, place, or thing; it is a very common word that you cannot use in the plural.
n. a polysemous noun referring to communicable knowledge, processed data, or formal legal accusations; it is strictly uncountable in its general sense.
Examples
“I need more information about the flight.”
“The website provides helpful information for tourists visiting the city for the first time.”
“In the digital age, the rapid dissemination of information has transformed how societies engage with political discourse and scientific discovery.”
Examples
simple
“I need more information about the flight.”
contextual
“The website provides helpful information for tourists visiting the city for the first time.”
complex
“In the digital age, the rapid dissemination of information has transformed how societies engage with political discourse and scientific discovery.”
Collocations
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word “information” in context.
Confusables
Information provides facts or data, while advice provides a recommendation for action.
RememberInformation is for knowing; advice is for doing.
Information is general data or knowledge, while news is specifically about recent events.
RememberInformation is data; news is the latest.
Etymology
From Middle English enformacioun, informacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman informacioun, enformation, Old French information, from Latin īnfōrmātiō (“formation, conception; education”), from the participle stem of īnformāre (“to inform”). Equivalent to inform + -ation.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Word family
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Grammar
Domains
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.A1 MoversIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.2.0–3.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 1.0–1.50–23TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.120–224EikenEikenTest in Practical English ProficiencyThe English proficiency test from the Eiken Foundation of Japan, widely taken by Japanese students. Grades run from 5 to 1, with Pre-1 and Pre-2 between them.Grade 3
- Frequency
- Very common
- Level
- A1 · BeginnerOxford
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