noun · neutral
information
UK/ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/US/ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/in·for·MA·tion
Band 5-6speakingtask2
facts or details that tell you about something
Examples
“She looked online for information about the course.”
“Always check the information before you quote it in an essay.”
“I need more information to answer that question properly.”
Band 8 sentence
“I cross‑checked several official reports to make sure the information I cited was both accurate and current.”
Collocations
- provide information
- seek information
- a piece of information
Word family
inform verbinformation nouninformative adjectiveuninformed adjectivemisinformation noun
Common mistakes
informations→information
many information→much information / a lot of information
Say it for a higher band
5news→6data→7+information
Synonyms
data
details
Easily confused
data
“The researchers collected data from thousands of respondents.”
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In -tion / -sion
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