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instruct

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in·struct  (n-strkt)
v. in·struct·ed, in·struct·ing, in·structs
v.tr.
1. To provide with knowledge, especially in a methodical way. See Synonyms at teach.
2. To give orders to; direct.
v.intr.
To serve as an instructor.

[Middle English instructen, from Latin nstruere, nstrct-, to prepare, instruct : in-, on; see in-2 + struere, to build; see ster-2 in Indo-European roots.]

instruct [ɪnˈstrʌkt]
vb (tr)
1. to direct to do something; order
2. to teach (someone) how to do (something)
3. to furnish with information; apprise
4. (Law) Law chiefly Brit
a.  (esp of a client to his solicitor or a solicitor to a barrister) to give relevant facts or information to
b.  to authorize (a barrister or solicitor) to conduct a case on a person's behalf to instruct counsel
[from Latin instruere to construct, set in order, equip, teach, from struere to build]
instructible  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.instruct - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"
train, educate, prepare, develop - create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"
indoctrinate - teach doctrines to; teach uncritically; "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples"
drill - teach by repetition
catechise, catechize - give religious instructions to
reinforce, reward - strengthen and support with rewards; "Let's reinforce good behavior"
spoonfeed - teach without challenging the students; "This professor spoonfeeds his students"
induct - introduce or initiate; "The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession"
mentor - serve as a teacher or trusted counselor; "The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school"; "She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like mentoring"
tutor - be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction; "She tutored me in Spanish"
unteach - cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlier
unteach - cause to unlearn; "teach somebody to unlearn old habits or methods"
ground - instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
lecture, talk - deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"
coach, train - teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports; "He is training our Olympic team"; "She is coaching the crew"
edify, enlighten - make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"
condition - establish a conditioned response
2.instruct - give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"
order, enjoin, tell, say - give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
charge - instruct or command with authority; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"
charge - instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
3.instruct - make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"
direct - give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; "I directed them towards the town hall"
brief - give essential information to someone; "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade"
inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"

instruct
verb
1. order, tell, direct, charge, bid, command, mandate, enjoin They have instructed solicitors to sue for compensation.
2. teach, school, train, direct, coach, guide, discipline, educate, drill, tutor, enlighten, give lessons in He instructs family members in nursing techniques.
3. tell, advise, inform, counsel, notify, brief, acquaint, apprise Instruct them that they've got three months to get it sorted out.
Translations
instruct [ɪnˈstrʌkt] VT
1. (= teach) to instruct sb in sthenseñar algo a algn, instruir a algn en algo
2. (= order) to instruct sb to do sthmandar or ordenar a algn que haga algo
we were instructed to stay where we werese nos ordenó que permaneciéramos donde estábamos
3. (Brit) [+ solicitor, barrister] → dar instrucciones a, instruir

instruct [ɪnˈstrʌkt] vt
(= direct) [+ person] → donner des instructions à
to instruct sb to do sth → donner l'ordre à qn de faire qch
She instructed us to wait outside → Elle nous a donné l'ordre d'attendre dehors.
(= teach) → enseigner
to instruct sb in sth → enseigner qch à qn, instruire qn dans qch
He instructed her in the arts of lovemaking → Il lui a enseigné l'art de l'amour., Il l'a instruite dans l'art de l'amour.

instruct
vt
(= teach) personunterrichten; to instruct somebody in the use of a machinejdn in der Handhabung einer Maschine unterweisen
(= tell, direct) personanweisen; (= command)die Anweisung erteilen (+dat); (Brit Jur) solicitor (= give information to)unterrichten, instruieren; (= appoint) lawyerbeauftragen; juryinstruieren, belehren; I’ve been instructed to report to youich habe (An)weisung, Ihnen Meldung zu erstatten; what were you instructed to do?welche Instruktionen or Anweisungen haben Sie bekommen?
(form: = inform) → in Kenntnis setzen

instruct [ɪnˈstrʌkt] vt
a. (teach) → istruire
to instruct sb in sth/in how to do sth → insegnare qc a qn/a qn come fare qc
b. (order) to instruct sb to do sthdare istruzioni or ordini a qn di fare qc

instruct [ɪnˈstrʌkt] vt
a. (teach) → istruire
to instruct sb in sth/in how to do sth → insegnare qc a qn/a qn come fare qc
b. (order) to instruct sb to do sthdare istruzioni or ordini a qn di fare qc

instruct
v instruct [inˈstrakt]
1 to teach or train (a person in a subject or skill) Girls as well as boys should be instructed in woodwork. onderrig gee يُعَلِّم، يُدَرِّب обучавам vyučovat undervise unterrichten διδάσκω, εκπαιδεύω instruir õpetama تعلیم دادن opettaa apprendre (qqch. à qqn) לְלַמֵד शिक्षा देना učiti, podučavati tanít, oktat melatih kenna, leiðbeina istruire 教える 가르치다 mokyti apmācīt melatih onderwijzen undervise, veilede kształcić instruir a in­strui, a iniţia обучать vyučovať učiti obučiti undervisa, handleda สั่งสอน öğretmek, eğitmek 指導,訓練 вчити, навчати سکھانا، تعلیم کرنا dạy
2 to order or direct (a person especially to do something) He was instructed to come here at nine o'clock; I have already instructed you how to cook the meat. opdrag gee يُعْطي تَعْليمات инструктирам nařídit; poučit give besked om; instruere anweisen δίνω οδηγίες ordenar, dar instrucciones/órdenes a juhatama, õpetama دستور دادن؛ رهنمود دادن määrätä donner des instructions à לְהוֹרוֹת आदेश देना uputiti utasít memerintah gefa fyrirmæli dare istruzioni, incaricare 指示する 명령하다 liepti, instruktuoti instruēt; dot norādījumus memerintah opdragen gi pålegg om, befale pouczyć receber instruções a învăţa, a instrui инструктировать poučiť, dať pokyn, informovať dati napotke narediti instruera, ge anvisning[] ออกคำสั่ง talimat vermek 指示 інструктувати; наказувати ہدایت دینا chỉ dẫn
n inˈstruction [-ʃən]
1 the act of instructing (especially in a school subject or a skill) or the process of being instructed She sometimes gives instruction in gymnastics. onderrig تَعْليم، تَدْريب обучение vyučování; lekce instruktion; undervisning der Unterricht διδασκαλία, σειρά μαθημάτων instrucción õpetus آموزش ohjaus enseignement, instruction הוֹרָאוֹת आदेश podučavanje oktatás instruksi kennsla, tilsögn insegnamento 教育 교육, 교수 mokymas apmācīšana mengarah onderricht undervisning, instruksjon szkolenie, lekcje instrução instrucţiune обучение vyučovanie; lekcia, návod, poučenie pouk instrukcija undervisning, handledning การสอน öğretim, eğitim; ders 指導 навчання; інструкції ہدایت دینے کا عمل sự chỉ dẫn
2 an order or direction You must learn to obey instructions. opdrag إعطاء تَعْليمات указание pokyn; příkaz besked die Anweisung οδηγία, εντολή instrucción korraldus دستور؛ رهنمود määräys instruction(s) הוראה अनुदेश uputa utasítás perintah fyrirmæli istruzione 指示 지시, 명령 paliepimas, instrukcija instrukcija; norādījums perintah bevel, aanwijzing instruks, pålegg, direktiv, forskrift instrukcja, polecenie instrução ordin указание pokyn, príkaz navodilo instrukcija föreskrift, förhållningsorder การออกคำสั่ง talimat, emir direktif 指示 постанови; вказівки حکم، ہدایت hướng dẫn
3 (in plural) (a book etc giving) directions, eg about the use of a machine etc Could I look at the instructions, please? aanwysings تَعليمات ،إرشادات، تَوجيهات упътване návod instruktion; vejledning die Gebrauchsanweisung οδηγίες χρήσης (πληθ.) instrucciones kasutamisjuhend دستورالعمل käyttöohjeet instructions הוֹרָאוֹת स्थापित या प्रतिष्ठापित विधि, आचार upute használati utasítás petunjuk pemakaian leiðbeiningar istruzione 使用説明書 지침 instrukcija instrukcija; lietošanas pamācība cara pakai gebruiksaanwijzing bruksanvisning instrukcja (obsługi) instruções instrucţiuni инструкция (по эксплуатации) návod navodila instrukcije bruksanvisning วิธีใช้ teknik bilgi 說明書 інструкції استعمال کا طریقہ chỉ dẫn
adj inˈstructive [-tiv]
giving knowledge or information He gave an instructive talk about electrical repair work. insiggewend مُثَقِّف، مُفيد инструктивен poučný instruktiv; lærerig lehrreich διδακτικός instructivo õpetlik آموزنده opettava instructif מְאַלֵף शिक्षाप्रद poučan tanulságos instruktif fræðandi istruttivo 教育的な 교육적인 pamokomas, informatyvus pamācošs; instruktīvs memberi informasi leerzaam lærerik, instruktiv pouczający instrutivo instructiv поучительный poučný poučen poučan instruktiv, upplysande, lärorik ซึ่งเป็นการสั่งสอน öğretici, eğitici 具啟發性的 повчальний; інструктивний معلوماتی để dạy
adv inˈstructively
insiggewend بصورَة تَثْقيفيَّه مُفيدَه инструктивно poučně instruktivt; lærerigt lehrreich διδακτικά de manera instructiva õpetlikult بطور آموزنده opettavasti d'une manière instructive בְּצוּרָה מְאַלֶפֶת शिक्षक, प्रशिक्षक poučno tanulságosan secara instruktif á fræðandi hátt in maniera istruttiva 有益に 교육적으로 pamokomai, informatyviai pamācoši dengan perintah leerzaam lærerikt, instruktivt pouczająco instrutivamente (în mod) instructiv поучительно poučne poučno poučno instruktivt เป็นการสั่งสอน öğretici/eğitici bir şekilde 指導地 повчально ہدایت بخشی سے truyền thụ
n inˈstructiveness
insiggewendheid تعليماتيَّه، إرشاديَّه инструктивност poučnost det at være instruktiv das Belehrende διδαχή, εκπαίδευση carácter instructivo õpetlikkus آموزش valaisevuus caractère instructif צוּרָה מְאַלֶפֶת शिक्षिका poučnost tanulságos volta vminek sifat instruktif fróðleiksgildi l'essere istruttivo 有益性 교육적임 informatyvumas pamācīšana pemerintahan leerzaamheid det å være lærerikt wartość edukacyjna instrução caracter instructiv поучительность poučnosť poučnost poučnost det som är instruktivt (upplysande, lärorikt) เป็นการสั่งสอน öğreticilik/eğiticilik 具啟發性 повчальність ہدایت بخشی tính chất truyền thụ
n inˈstructor
a person who gives instruction (in a skill etc) a ski-instructor. instrukteur مُعَلِّم، مُدَرِّب инструктор učitel, -ka; trenér, -ka instruktør; lærer; -instruktør; -lærer der Lehrer εκπαιδευτής, δάσκαλος instructor, monitor, entrenador; instructura, monitora, entrenadora õpetaja, treener معلم kouluttaja entraîneur, euse, moniteur/-trice מַדרִיך, מַדרִיכָה उपदेशक instruktor oktató pelatih, instruktur kennari, leiðbeinandi istruttore, istruttrice 教師 교사, 강사 instruktorius instruktors jurulatih instructeur lærer, instruktør instruktor instrutor instructor; monitor инструктор inštruktor, -ka učitelj, inštruktor instruktor instruktör, lärare, handledare ครูผู้สอน öğretmen, eğitmen 指導者 інструктор استاد، معلم người dạy

instruct يُعلِم dát pokyn instruere anweisen διδάσκω dar instrucciones neuvoa instruire uputiti ordinare 指示する 교육하다 onderwijzen instruere dać wskazówki instruir инструктировать instruera แนะนำ talimat vermek hướng dẫn 指示


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I will instruct my brokers to take twenty thousand dollars down, and wait one week for the balance.
Gladstone, I wonder, instruct his valet "to pack his Gladstone"?
 
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