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for your information en · ADP

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (colloquial) Used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement, especially when the statement angered or offended the speaker.
    • For your information, my son was a straight A student in college, so he's not just some schmo!
  2. (colloquial) Used as a satiric preface to highlight information that an interlocutor should already know or should be able to surmise.
    • For your information, you're reading English in Wiktionary.
    • "Buddy." I'm always "buddy". I'm a girl for your information, forever in this situation, waiting and hoping he'll notice how I'm feeling. 2010, “Lost in the Brass”, in Gaby Alter, Thomas Newman (lyrics), Band Geeks:
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see for, your, information.
    • I kept the dates and times in the logbook for your information.

Relateds

as a matter of fact · for the record

Synonyms

FYI · I'll have you know that…

Translations (28)

tr bilgilerinize (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · de zu Ihrer Information (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · hu csak hogy tudd (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · pt para a sua informação (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · nl ter informatie (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · ja ご参考まで (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · ar لمعلوماتك (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · pl do twojej wiadomości (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · cmn 供您参考 (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · es para su información (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · ka სხვათა შორის (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · es para tu información (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · de zu deiner Information (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · pl dla twojej wiadomości (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · fi tiedoksenne (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · hu tájékoztatásul (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · el για την πληροφόρησή σας (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · pt para seu governo (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · hi आपके जानकारी के लिए (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · fi tiedoksesi (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · fr pour ta gouverne (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · fr pour info (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · ko 참고로 (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · it per vostra informazione (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · ru к вашему сведению (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · fr pour votre gouverne (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · tr bilginize (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement) · fa جهت اطلاع (used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement)