أفاد

In a sentence

• أفادَ المديرُ الموظفينَ بمعلوماتٍ مهمةٍ.

  The manager informed the employees of important information.

  Here, 'أفاد' is used in the sense of 'to inform' or 'to provide information' to others.

• أفادَ الطالبُ منَ التوجيهاتِ التي تلقاها.

  The student benefited from the guidance he received.

  In this sentence, 'أفاد' is used to mean 'to benefit' or 'to gain advantage' from something.

• أفادَ التقريرُ أنَّ الأحوالَ الجويةَ ستكونُ مستقرةً.

  The report stated that the weather conditions will be stable.

  Here, 'أفاد' is used in the sense of 'to report' or 'to state' information.