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1. (v.t.) instruct
to furnish with knowledge, esp. by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
2. instruct
to furnish with orders or directions; direct; order; command.
3. instruct
to furnish with information; inform; apprise.
4. instruct
(of a judge) to guide (a jury) by outlining the legal principles involved in the case under consideration.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < L instruere to equip, train, set in order =in-in2+struere to put together)
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1. (verb) teach, learn, instruct
impart skills or knowledge to
"I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"
2. (verb) instruct
give instructions or directions for some task
"She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"
3. (verb) instruct, apprise, apprize
make aware of
"Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"
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1. (verb) instruct
to formally tell sb to do sth
The sergeant instructed them to guard the door.
2. instruct
to teach sb a skill
The teacher instructs students in music theory.
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| Definition of 'instruct' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) instruct
arranged; furnished; provided
2. (adj) instruct
instructed; taught; enlightened
3. (verb) instruct
to put in order; to form; to prepare
4. (verb) instruct
to form by communication of knowledge; to inform the mind of; to impart knowledge or information to; to enlighten; to teach; to discipline
5. (verb) instruct
to furnish with directions; to advise; to direct; to command; as, the judge instructs the jury
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Sense: to teach or train (a person in a subject or skill)
Girls as well as boys should be instructed in woodwork.
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 Afrikaans: onderrig gee |
 Arabic: يُعَلِّم، يُدَرِّب |
 Bulgarian: обучавам |
 Brazilian: instruir |
 Czech: vyučovat |
 German: unterrichten |
 Danish: undervise |
 Greek: διδάσκω, εκπαιδεύω |
 Spanish: instruir |
 Estonian: õpetama |
 Farsi: تعلیم دادن |
 Finnish: opettaa |
 French: apprendre (qqch.à qqn) |
 Hebrew: לְלַמֵד |
 Hindi: शिक्षा देना |
 Croatian: učiti, podučavati |
 Hungarian: tanít, oktat |
 Indonesian: melatih |
 Icelandic: kenna, leiðbeina |
 Italian: istruire |
 Japanese: 教える |
 Korean: 가르치다 |
 Lithuanian: mokyti |
 Latvian: apmācīt |
 Malay: melatih |
 Dutch: onderwijzen |
 Norwegian: undervise, veilede |
 Polish: kształcić |
 Persian: تعلیم دادن |
 Pashto: ښول، لارښوونه كول، پوهول، |
 Portuguese: instruir |
 Romanian: a instrui, a iniţia |
 Russian: обучать |
 Slovak: vyučovať |
 Slovenian: učiti |
 Serbian: obučiti |
 Swedish: undervisa, handleda |
 Thai: สั่งสอน |
 Turkish: öğretmek, eğitmek |
 Taiwanese: 指導，訓練 |
 Ukrainian: вчити, навчати |
 Urdu: سکھانا، تعلیم کرنا |
 Vietnamese: dạy |
 Chinese: 教，指导 |
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