: knowledge gained from investigation, study, or instruction
collecting information about the region's earliest inhabitants
… "The Glass Menagerie" is a distinctly American story, full of information about the politics of the time …—👁 Image Hilton Als
(2)
: knowledge of a particular event or situation : intelligence, news
looked up the latest information on the approaching storm
The neurosurgeon had explained to her that there was no target for an operation on her spine that would cure her pain. She did not receive this information well.—👁 Image Abdul-Ghaaliq Lalkhen
… the steadfast, self-affirming confidence of someone who, when presented with new information or a different point of view, can change their mind.—👁 Image Steve Edwards
: the attribute inherent in and communicated by one of two or more alternative sequences or arrangements of something (such as nucleotides in DNA or binary digits in a computer program) that produce specific effects
c(1)
: a signal or character (as in a communication system or computer) representing data
(2)
: something (such as a message, experimental data, or a picture) which justifies change in a construct (such as a plan or theory) that represents physical or mental experience or another construct
d
mathematics: a quantitative measure of the content of information
specifically: a numerical quantity that measures the uncertainty in the outcome of an experiment to be performed
2
: the communication or reception of knowledge or intelligence
They're working to collect information about the early settlers in the region.
The pamphlet provides a lot of information on recent changes to the tax laws.
He gave the police false information about his background.
The conference will give us an opportunity to exchange information with other researchers.
We can't make a decision until we have more information.
The tests have not yet uncovered any new information.
I don't like having to reveal personal information when I fill in a job application.
He's accused of withholding useful information.
I couldn't remember his number so I had to call information.
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Gloria Allred, an attorney for numerous Epstein victims, said Thursday that Bondi betrayed them by failing to protect personal information in the files.—👁 Image ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026 Hegseth also fired several of his own senior advisers last year, accusing them of leaking information to the media.—👁 Image Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026 The Asadollahis went to the Islamic Revolutionary Court, in eastern Tehran, hoping to find someone there who could provide more information.—👁 Image Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026 Anyone with information is urged to call the Sacramento Police Department at (916) 808-5471 or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at (916) 443-HELP (4357).—👁 Image Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for information
: the giving or receiving of knowledge or intelligence
2
a
: knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction
b
: knowledge of a particular event or situation : news
c
: a characteristic or quality (as of DNA or a computer program) that stands for, expresses, or tells about one group of things or ways of doing things instead of others
3
: the quality of something (as DNA or a computer program) that represents a specific choice between a number of possible choices
: an instrument containing a formal accusation of a crime that is issued by a prosecuting officer and that serves the same function as an indictment presented by a grand jury compare complaintsense 2, indictment
Note:
About half the states in the United States allow prosecutors to issue informations. The rest require indictment.
