What does INSTRUCT mean?
Definitions for INSTRUCT
ɪnˈstrʌktin·struct
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word INSTRUCT.
Princeton's WordNet
teach, learn, instructverb
impart skills or knowledge to
"I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"
instructverb
give instructions or directions for some task
"She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"
instruct, apprise, apprizeverb
make aware of
"Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"
Wiktionary
instructnoun
Instruction.
instructverb
To teach or direct; to give instructions.
Listen carefully when someone instructs you to assemble.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To INSTRUCTverb
Etymology: instruo, Latin; instruire, French.
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.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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Instructadjective
arranged; furnished; provided
Instructadjective
instructed; taught; enlightened
Instructverb
to put in order; to form; to prepare
Instructverb
to form by communication of knowledge; to inform the mind of; to impart knowledge or information to; to enlighten; to teach; to discipline
Instructverb
to furnish with directions; to advise; to direct; to command; as, the judge instructs the jury
Etymology: [L. instructus, p. p. of instruere to furnish, provide, construct, instruct; pref. in- in, on + struere. See Structure.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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 Contribution
instruct
To direct or teach.
They did instruct easily and efficiently and achieved fantastic results.
Submitted by MaryC on January 15, 2020
British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'INSTRUCT' in Verbs Frequency: #764
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of INSTRUCT in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of INSTRUCT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of INSTRUCT in a Sentence
A clear majority of Americans (65%), including 69% of parents, say it is ‘inappropriate’ for teachers to instruct students in grades K-3 on sexual orientations while 21% say it is ‘appropriate,’.
Teachers like Mandy play a vital role in the well-being of our children, the strength of our communities and the success of our nation, the job of a teacher is not only to instruct the next generation of workers but the next generations of citizens to teach our children to care for others, to think for themselves, to love their country, to be proud of our history and to be true pillars of their families and their communities.
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.
When you wish to instruct, be brief that men's minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind.
Laws are partly formed for the sake of good men, in order to instruct them how they may live on friendly terms with one another, and partly for the sake of those who refuse to be instructed, whose spirit cannot be subdued, or softened, or hindered from plunging into evil.
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- إرشادArabic
- poučitCzech
- undervise, instruereDanish
- instruieren, anweisenGerman
- instruiEsperanto
- instruirSpanish
- آموزش دادنPersian
- neuvoaFinnish
- apprendre, enseigner, instruireFrench
- deachtaighIrish
- पढ़ानाHindi
- utasítsonHungarian
- menginstruksikanIndonesian
- istruireItalian
- לְהוֹרוֹתHebrew
- 指示, 教えるJapanese
- ಸೂಚನೆKannada
- 지시하다Korean
- instruoLatin
- instruerenDutch
- undervise, instruereNorwegian
- pouczaćPolish
- instruirPortuguese
- instruiRomanian
- обуча́ть, проинструкти́ровать, научи́ть, инструкти́ровать, обучи́ть, учи́тьRussian
- instrueraSwedish
- அறிவுறுத்துங்கள்Tamil
- ఉపదే� ించండిTelugu
- öğretmekTurkish
- інструктуватиUkrainian
- ہدایتUrdu
- dạyVietnamese
- 指導Chinese
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