info
English meaning: Info
Definition
Information.
Example
“For more info, please visit our website.”
Another example: “He gave me some useful info about the job before the interview.”
Usage — When, Where & How
An informal, very common shortening of 'information', especially in casual speech, headings, and contact details ('for more info', 'info@...'). Uncountable, like 'information'. Avoid in highly formal writing, where 'information' is preferred.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
A 20th-century clipping of 'information', which derives from Latin 'informatio'.
Synonyms
- information
- data
- facts
- details
Related Words
Common Collocations
- more info
- for your info
- contact info
- useful info
- inside info
- info session
Word Forms
info (uncountable); information (full form)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
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