instruct

in·struct

 (ĭn-strŭkt′)

v. in·struct·ed, in·struct·ing, in·structs

v.tr.

1. To give orders to; direct: instructed the children to hang up their coats.

2. To provide with knowledge; to train or inform: instructed the students in algebra. See Synonyms at teach.

v.intr.

To serve as an instructor.

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

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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

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.

[C15: from Latin instruere to construct, set in order, equip, teach, from struere to build]

inˈstructible adj

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in•struct

(ɪnˈstrʌkt)

v.t.

1. to furnish with knowledge, esp. by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.

2. to furnish with orders or directions; direct; order; command.

3. to furnish with information; inform; apprise.

4. (of a judge) to guide (a jury) by outlining the legal principles involved in the case under consideration.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin instruere to equip, train, set in order =in- in² + struere to put together]

in•struct′ed•ly, adv.

in•struct′ed•ness, n.

in•struct′i•ble, adj.

syn: See teach.

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instruct

If you instruct someone to do something, you tell them to do it. When instruct has this meaning, it is followed by an object and a 'to'-infinitive.

The judge instructed them to keep silent.

General Geldenhuys has instructed me to take a full statement from you.

You do not use 'instruct' like this without an object. You do not say, for example, 'He instructed to take the prisoners away'. Instead you can say 'He gave instructions for the prisoners to be taken away' or 'He gave instructions that the prisoners should be taken away'.

She gave instructions for Lady Illingworth to be cremated.

You had given instructions that physical force should if necessary be used.

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instruct

Past participle: instructed
Gerund: instructing

Imperative

instruct

instruct

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	instruct - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" teach, learn 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?" apprise, apprize 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"

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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.

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instruct

verb

1. To impart knowledge and skill to:

coach, discipline, educate, school, teach, train, tutor.

2. To give orders to:

bid, charge, command, direct, enjoin, order, tell.

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Translations

يُعْطي تَعْليماتيُعَلِّمُيُعَلِّم، يُدَرِّب

dát pokynnaříditpoučitvyučovat

instruereundervisegive besked om

anweisenunterrichten

διδάσκω

aprenderdar instruccionesenseñarinstruirmandar

neuvoa

apprendrechargerdonner des instructions àenseignerinstruire

uputiti

gefa fyrirmælikenna, leiîbeina

istruireordinareassegnaredare istruzionidelegare

指示する

교육하다

informatyviaiinformatyvumasinstruktoriuspaliepimaspamokomai

apmācītdot norādījumusinstruēt

opdragen

gi pålegg ominstruere

dać wskazówki

instruir

инструктировать

poučiťvyučovať

dati napotkenaročiti

instruera

แนะนำ

talimat vermekeğitmeköğretmek

hướng dẫn

指示教指导

instruct

[ɪnˈstrʌkt] VT

1. (= teach) to instruct sb in sth → enseñar algo a algn, instruir a algn en algo

2. (= order) to instruct sb to do sth → mandar or ordenar a algn que haga algo
we were instructed to stay where we were → se nos ordenó que permaneciéramos donde estábamos

3. (Brit) [+ solicitor, barrister] → dar instrucciones a, instruir

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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.

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instruct

vt

(= teach) person → unterrichten; to instruct somebody in the use of a machine → jdn in der Handhabung einer Maschine unterweisen

(= tell, direct) person → anweisen; (= command) → die Anweisung erteilen (+dat); (Brit Jur) solicitor (= give information to) → unterrichten, instruieren; (= appoint) lawyer → beauftragen; jury → instruieren, belehren; I’ve been instructed to report to you → ich 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

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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 sth → dare istruzioni or ordini a qn di fare qc

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instruct

(inˈstrakt) verb

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 instruir vyučovat unterrichten undervise διδάσκω, εκπαιδεύωinstruir õpetama تعلیم دادن opettaa apprendre לְלַמֵד शिक्षा देना učiti, podučavati tanít, oktat melatih kenna, leiðbeina istruire 教える 가르치다 mokyti apmācīt melatih onderwijzenundervise, veiledekształcić ښول، لارښوونه كول، پوهول، خبرول instruir a in­strui, a iniţia обучать vyučovať učiti obučiti undervisa, handleda สั่งสอน öğretmek, eğitmek 指導，訓練 вчити, навчати سکھانا، تعلیم کرنا dạy 教，指导

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 instruir nařídit; poučit anweisen give besked om; instruere 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 opdragengi pålegg om, befalepouczyć لارښوونه كول receber instruções a învăţa, a instrui инструктировать poučiť, dať pokyn, informovať dati napotke narediti instruera, ge anvisning[ar] ออกคำสั่ง talimat vermek 指示 інструктувати; наказувати ہدایت دینا chỉ dẫn 指示

inˈstruction (-ʃən) noun

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 instrução vyučování; lekce der Unterricht instruktion; undervisning διδασκαλία, σειρά μαθημάτωνinstrucción õpetus آموزش ohjaus enseignement, instruction הוֹרָאוֹת आदेश podučavanje oktatás instruksi kennsla, tilsögn insegnamento 教育 교육, 교수 mokymas apmācīšana mengarah onderrichtundervisning, instruksjonszkolenie, lekcje ښوونه، لارښودنه، پوهونه، خبرونه، ددرس موضوع، حكم امر 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 指导

2. an order or direction. You must learn to obey instructions. opdrag إعطاء تَعْليمات указание instrução pokyn; příkaz die Anweisung besked οδηγία, εντολήinstrucción korraldus دستور؛ رهنمود määräys instructionהוראה अनुदेश uputa utasítás perintah fyrirmæli istruzione 指示 지시, 명령 paliepimas, instrukcija instrukcija; norādījums perintah bevel, aanwijzing instruks, pålegg, direktiv, forskriftinstrukcja, polecenie لارښودنه instrução ordin указание pokyn, príkaz navodilo instrukcija föreskrift, förhållningsorder การออกคำสั่ง talimat, emir direktif 指示 постанови; вказівки حکم، ہدایت hướng dẫn 指示

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 instruções návod die Gebrauchsanweisung instruktion; vejledning 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 gebruiksaanwijzingbruksanvisninginstrukcja حكم امر instruções instrucţiuni инструкция návod navodila instrukcije bruksanvisning วิธีใช้ teknik bilgi 說明書 інструкції استعمال کا طریقہ chỉ dẫn 说明书

inˈstructive (-tiv) adjective

giving knowledge or information. He gave an instructive talk about electrical repair work. insiggewend مُثَقِّف، مُفيد инструктивен instrutivo poučný lehrreich instruktiv; lærerig διδακτικόςinstructivo õpetlik آموزنده opettava instructifמאלף शिक्षाप्रद poučan tanulságos instruktif fræðandi istruttivo 教育的な 교육적인 pamokomas, informatyvus pamācošs; instruktīvs memberi informasi leerzaamlærerik, instruktivpouczający پوهوونكى، هوښيار وونكى، تعليمى instrutivo instructiv поучительный poučný poučen poučan instruktiv, upplysande, lärorik ซึ่งเป็นการสั่งสอน öğretici, eğitici 具啟發的 повчальний; інструктивний معلوماتی để dạy 教育性的，有启发性的

inˈstructively adverb

insiggewend بصورَة تَثْقيفيَّه مُفيدَه инструктивно instrutivamente poučně lehrreich instruktivt; lærerigt 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 leerzaamlærerikt, instruktivt pouczająco پوهوونكى instrutivamente (în mod) instructiv поучительно poučne poučno poučno instruktivt เป็นการสั่งสอน öğretici/eğitici bir şekilde 指導地 повчально ہدایت بخشی سے truyền thụ 指导地

inˈstructiveness noun

insiggewendheid تعليماتيَّه، إرشاديَّه инструктивност instrução poučnost das Belehrende det at være instruktiv 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 تعلیم 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 有益（启发性，指导性）

inˈstructor – feminine inˈstructress – noun

a person who gives instruction (in a skill etc). a ski-instructor. instrukteur مُعَلِّم، مُدَرِّب инструктор instrutor učitel, -ka; trenér, -ka der Lehrer instruktør; lærer; -instruktør; -lærer εκπαιδευτής, δάσκαλοςinstructor, monitor, entrenador; instructura, monitora, entrenadora õpetaja, treener معلم kouluttaja entraîneur, euse, moniteur/-trice מדריך, מדריכה उपदेशक instruktor oktató pelatih, instruktur kennari, leiðbeinandi istruttore, istruttrice 教師 교사, 강사 instruktorius instruktors jurulatih instructeurlærer, instruktørinstruktor ښوونكى، خبروونكى instrutor instructor; monitor инструктор inštruktor, -ka učitelj, inštruktor instruktor instruktör, lärare, handledare ครูผู้สอน öğretmen, eğitmen 指導者 інструктор استاد، معلم người dạy 指导者

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instruct

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

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instruct

v. instruir, enseñar, dar instrucciones.

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