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/ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/- 1knowledge or facts about someone or somethingget/obtain/collect information:
We were able to get the information we needed from the Internet.
provide/give information:They were unable to provide much information.
information that:The police have information that he may now be living in Spain.
information about/on/regarding:We’re not allowed to give you any information about our client’s medical records.
further information:If you require any further information, please call back at any time.
a piece of information:He gave us a very interesting piece of information.
relevant/useful information:The book contains a lot of useful information.
- a.[only before noun] providing information
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Collocations: information
▪ accurate, additional, available, background, classified, confidential, detailed, false, further, inside, new, relevant, up-to-date, useful, valuable▪ access, acquire, collect, convey, disclose, divulge, elicit, extract, find, gather, get, give, glean, leak, obtain, provide, receive, retrieve
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