Meaning & use
info pack
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Meanings
nouncountable
A set of printed or digital materials that gives people the basic facts about an event, service, or place.
Grammar: Countable, so you can say a pack, two packs, or packs; it usually takes of when you name the contents: a pack of leaflets.
Patterns
- an info pack for something
- an info pack about something
- send out an info pack
- include something in an info pack
The organizers emailed me an info pack a week before the conference.
Every new student gets an info pack with a campus map and a list of phone numbers.
We put together an info pack for parents about the summer program.
nouncountable
A bundle of documents and guides collected for someone who is about to start something new, such as a job or a course.
Grammar: Often used with a possessive: my info pack, their info packs.
Patterns
- someone's info pack
- a welcome info pack
- a starter info pack
My welcome info pack explained how to set up my work email.
She read the whole info pack on the train home.
Word forms
| plural | info packs |
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Common combinations
- a welcome info pack
- The hotel left a welcome info pack on the desk.
- an info pack for parents
- The school prepared an info pack for parents of new pupils.
- send out an info pack
- They send out an info pack to everyone who signs up.
- put together an info pack
- It took us a whole afternoon to put together the info pack.
- request an info pack
- You can request an info pack from the website.
Synonyms and how they differ
- information packet
- The usual American term for the same thing; it sounds slightly more formal than info pack.
- brochure
- A brochure is usually one glossy booklet advertising something, while an info pack can contain several separate documents.
- briefing
- A briefing is often a spoken meeting or a short written summary, not a collection of materials you keep.
Word family
- information noun
- Facts or details about someone or something.
- pack noun
- A container or set of things wrapped or grouped together.
Commonly confused: info pack or backpack?
info pack vs backpack
A backpack is a bag you carry on your back; an info pack is a set of documents, not a bag.
Practice
Which sentence uses "info pack" correctly?
Choose one answer.
"Info pack" is a countable noun, so it needs an article and the normal word order (an info pack). Option 2 wrongly uses it as a verb, option 3 uses a form that does not exist, and option 4 reverses the two words.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “info pack”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.