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.

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

How to pronounce instruct?

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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. Voltaire:

   Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct them, their last moments are not disturbed by unwelcome and unpleasant ceremonies, their funerals cost them nothing, and no one starts lawsuits over their wills.

2. Megan Kuhfeld:

   It appears that math is something that parents don't feel as comfortable doing with their kids, we find that math is often something that parents view as the school's domain to instruct students on. So typically, when school is out, math just happens less in the home than reading.

3. Yogananda Pittman:

   I want to assure everyone that, with the exception of specific times on Inauguration Day National Guard while the swearing-in ceremonies were underway, Capitol Police did not instruct National Guard to vacate the Capitol Building facilities.

4. 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.

5. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche:

   The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher regard those who think alike than those who think differently.

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