for your information

prepositional phrase

Used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement, especially when the statement angered or offended the speaker.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. colloquialUsed 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!

    Synonyms: I'll have you know that…

  2. colloquialUsed 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.

    1 more example

    "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

    Synonyms: FYI

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see for, your, information.

    I kept the dates and times in the logbook for your information.

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseUsed to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement, especially when the statement angered or offended the speaker.

Similar
I'll have you know that…

prepositional phraseUsed as a satiric preface to highlight information that an interlocutor should already know or should be able to surmise.

Similar
FYI
Also see
i'll have you know

Translations

Arabic لمعلوماتك
  • لمعلوماتك (li-maʕlūmātik)used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
Chinese Mandarin 供您参考
  • 供您参考used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
Dutch ter informatie
  • ter informatieused to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
Finnish tiedoksesi, tiedoksenne
  • tiedoksesiused to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
  • tiedoksenneused to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
French pour info, pour ta gouverne
  • pour infoused to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
  • pour ta gouverneused to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
  • pour votre gouverneused to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
German zu deiner Information, zu Ihrer Information
  • zu deiner Informationused to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
  • zu Ihrer Informationused to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
Greek για την πληροφόρησή σας
  • για την πληροφόρησή σας (gia tin plirofórisí sas)used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
Hindi आपके जानकारी के लिए
  • आपके जानकारी के लिए (āpke jānkārī ke lie)used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
Hungarian tájékoztatásul, csak hogy tudd
  • tájékoztatásulused to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
  • csak hogy tuddused to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
Italian per vostra informazione
  • per vostra informazioneused to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
Japanese ご参考まで
  • ご参考まで (gosankō made)used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
Korean 참고로
  • 참고로 (chamgoro)used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
Persian جهت اطلاع
  • جهت اطلاع (jahat-e ettelâ')used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
Polish do twojej wiadomości, dla twojej wiadomości
  • do twojej wiadomościused to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
  • dla twojej wiadomościused to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
Portuguese para a sua informação, para seu governo
  • para a sua informaçãoused to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
  • para seu governoused to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
Russian к вашему сведению
  • к вашему сведению (k vašemu svedeniju)used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
Spanish para tu información, para su información
  • para tu informaciónused to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
  • para su informaciónused to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
Turkish bilginize, bilgilerinize
  • bilginizeused to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
  • bilgilerinizeused to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement
Cite this entry
APA

for your information. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20your%20information

MLA

“for your information.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20your%20information. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “for your information,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20your%20information.

Source: for your information on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.