Definitions for Instruct
ɪnˈstrʌktin·struct

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. teach, learn, instructverb

   impart skills or knowledge to

   "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"

2. instructverb

   give instructions or directions for some task

   "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"

3. instruct, apprise, apprizeverb

   make aware of

   "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. instructnoun

   Instruction.

2. instructverb

   To teach or direct; to give instructions.

   Listen carefully when someone instructs you to assemble.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To INSTRUCTverb

   Etymology: instruo, Latin; instruire, French.

   1. To teach; to form by precept; to inform authoritatively; to educate; to institute; to direct.

   Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee. Deut. iv. 36.

   His God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him. Isa. xxviii. 26.

   They that were instructed in the songs of the Lord were two hundred fourscore and eight. 1 Chron. xxv. 7.

   These are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for building of the house of God. 2 Chron. iii. 3.

   Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, instructed about the song, because he was skilful. 1 Chron. xv. 22.

   She being before instructed of her mother. Matth. xiv. 8.

   Thou approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law. Rom. ii. 18.

   Instruct me, for thou knowest. John Milton.

   He ever by consulting at thy shrine
   Return'd the wiser, or the more instruct
   To fly or follow what concern'd him most. John Milton.

   2. To model; to form. Little in use.

   They speak to the merits of a cause, after the proctor has prepared and instructed the same for a hearing before the judge. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

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1. instruct

   To instruct means to teach or educate someone on a specific subject matter or skill. This teaching or guiding process can involve providing directions, demonstrating steps, imparting knowledge, or giving orders or commands to execute certain tasks. The purpose is often to help an individual understand, improve, perform a duty, or achieve a particular goal.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Instructadjective

   arranged; furnished; provided

2. Instructadjective

   instructed; taught; enlightened

3. Instructverb

   to put in order; to form; to prepare

4. Instructverb

   to form by communication of knowledge; to inform the mind of; to impart knowledge or information to; to enlighten; to teach; to discipline

5. Instructverb

   to furnish with directions; to advise; to direct; to command; as, the judge instructs the jury

6. Etymology: [L. instructus, p. p. of instruere to furnish, provide, construct, instruct; pref. in- in, on + struere. See Structure.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Instruct

   in-strukt′, v.t. to prepare: to inform: to teach: to order or command.—adj. (Milt.) instructed.—adj. Instruct′ible, able to be instructed.—n. Instruc′tion, the act of instructing or teaching: information: command: (pl.) special directions, commands—in parliamentary sense, 'Instructions to the Committee' are supplementary and auxiliary to the Bill under consideration, but falling broadly within its general scope.—adjs. Instruc′tional, relating to instruction: educational; Instruc′tive, containing instruction or information: conveying knowledge.—adv. Instruc′tively.—ns. Instruc′tiveness; Instruc′tor:—fem. Instruc′tress. [L. instruĕre, instructum—in, in, struĕre, to pile up.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. instruct

   To direct or teach.

   They did instruct easily and efficiently and achieved fantastic results.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 15, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Inform
   • Order

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Instruct' in Verbs Frequency: #764

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Instruct in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Instruct in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Instruct in a Sentence

1. Shawn Green:

   Not only can they help instruct and show the Israeli players how to play the game, they can also go out there and demonstrate what it takes to perform as a professional baseball player and exemplify the right way to play the game.

2. The Facebook executive:

   We do not insert stories artificially into trending topics, and do not instruct our reviewers to do so.

3. Richard Neal:

   Tax policy is pretty complicated. There are times when individual returns can instruct you. Other times, you might seek a business return, it has to conform to the principle of a pretty narrow law.

4. Julie Inman Grant:

   We cannot allow this heinous material to be used to promote, incite or instruct in further terrorist acts.

5. Charles Krauthammer:

   The Russians left Afghanistan 25 years ago. [Obama has] been in office seven years. Seventy-six percent of the combat deaths in Afghanistan have occurred under Obama, and there's little doubt that our position in Afghanistan today is weaker than seven years ago when he came into office, so when he's trying to instruct Putin on national interests and on quagmires, he's on rather thin ground.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Instruct
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Instruct
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Instruct
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Instruct
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Instruct