to inform; to notify

And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America. The heartache and the hope, the struggle and the progress. The times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes, we can.

I will tell you when Tom has gone.

We should inform them about that.

Tom has already been told to leave Mary alone.

We weren't told where he came from.