Did you know?

Click any word in a definition or example to find the entry for that word

information

- definition

What are red words?

90% of the time, speakers of English use just 7,500 words in speech and writing. These words appear in red, and are graded with stars. One-star words are frequent, two-star words are more frequent, and three-star words are the most frequent.

Thesaurus

The thesaurus of synonyms and related words is fully integrated into the dictionary entries. Click on the T button in an entry to review the synonyms and related words for that meaning.

noun [uncountable] British English pronunciation: information

/ˌɪnfə(r)ˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/

Other entries for this word

Related dictionary definitions

Get It Right!

knowledge or facts about someone or something
get/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 about/on/regarding:
We're not allowed to give you any information about our client's medical records.
information that:
The police have information that he may now be living in Spain.
a piece of information:
He gave us a very interesting piece of information.
relevant/useful information:
The book contains a lot of useful information.
further information:
If you require any further information, do not hesitate to call us again.
Thesaurus entry for this meaning of information
1. a.
  [only before noun] providing information
  an information service
  Send for your free information pack now.
  Thesaurus entry for this meaning of information
Collocations: information
Collocations
information
▪ accurate, additional, available, background, classified, confidential, detailed, false, further, inside, new, relevant, up-to-date, useful, valuable
information
▪ access, acquire, collect, convey, disclose, divulge, elicit, extract, find, gather, get, give, glean, leak, obtain, provide, receive, retrieve

phrases

for someone's information
intended to provide useful information for someone
This document is for the information of our international customers.
Thesaurus entry for this meaning of information
for your information
spoken
used for telling someone angrily that they are wrong about something
For your information, this is my sister, not my girlfriend!
Thesaurus entry for this meaning of information

Get It Right!: information

Get it right: information

Information is an uncountable noun, so:

▪ it is never used in the plural

▪ it never comes after an or a number

✗ Consumers can find informations about products and services.

✓ Consumers can find information about products and services.

✗ TV helps people to get an important information.

✓ TV helps people to get important information.

✗ Their website provides many informations about courses you can take.

✓ Their website provides a lot of information about courses you can take.

✓ Their website provides a great deal of information about courses you can take.

This is the British English definition of information. View American English definition of information.

Change your default dictionary and thesaurus to American English.

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

BuzzWord Article

More BuzzWords

BuzzWord archive

Word of the Day

electron

a part of an atom that moves around the nucleus (=centre) and has a negative electrical charge

Word of the Day

Open Dictionary

never event

an event that should never occur in a healthcare setting …

add a word

More submissions

view entries

Blog

A must for anyone with an interest in the changing face of language. The Macmillan Dictionary blog explores English as it is spoken around the world today.

global English and language change from our blog