Meaning & use
info
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Meanings
noununcountableinformal
Facts or details about a person, place, or subject; a casual short form of the word information.
Grammar: Uncountable like information: some info, not an info or infos.
Patterns
- info about something
- info on something
Can you send me the info about the concert?
I need a bit more info before I decide.
The website has all the travel info you need.
noununcountableinformal
A short summary or guide to key points, such as on a leaflet, sign, or website page.
Grammar: Often appears as a label or heading: Visitor info.
Patterns
- visitor info
- contact info
The sign at the entrance gave opening-hours info.
Check the info on the back of the packet.
She left her contact info on the form.
Common combinations
- contact info
- Please write your contact info on the sign-up sheet.
- more info
- For more info, visit our website.
- useful info
- The guidebook is packed with useful info.
- get the info
- I'll get the info from the front desk and call you back.
- info session
- The college is holding an info session on Thursday.
- travel info
- The airport desk provides travel info in several languages.
Synonyms and how they differ
- information
- Information is the full form and suits formal writing, whereas info is casual and quick.
- data
- Data suggests raw facts or figures, while info is any helpful knowledge in plain use.
- details
- Details are the specific points about something, whereas info can be general.
- intel
- Intel is slang for secret or useful knowledge, which gives it more drama than info.
Opposites
Word family
- information noun
- the full form of info
- informative adjective
- giving useful information
- inform verb
- to tell someone facts
- infographic noun
- a picture-based visual summary of information
- infomercial noun
- a long television advertisement that looks like information
Commonly confused: info or inform?
info vs inform
Inform is a verb meaning to tell someone, while info is a noun for what you are told.
Practice
Which is the best sentence to use in a formal business report?
Choose one answer.
Information is the formal word. Info is casual, infos is not standard because the word is uncountable, and infor is not a word.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “info”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.