What is "instruct" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does instruct mean in English? Meaning of instruct definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "instruct" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "instruct": impart skills or knowledge to

Verb

  • Meaning: impart skills or knowledge to
  • Example: I taught them French He instructed me in building a boat
  • Synonyms: instruct learn teach
  • Hyponyms: catechise catechize coach condition develop drill edify educate enlighten ground indoctrinate induct lecture mentor prepare reinforce reward spoonfeed talk train tutor unteach
  • Hypernyms: inform
  • Meaning of "instruct": give instructions or directions for some task

    Verb

  • Meaning: give instructions or directions for some task
  • Example: She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation
  • Synonyms: instruct
  • Hyponyms: charge
  • Hypernyms: enjoin order say tell
  • Meaning of "instruct": make aware of

    Verb

  • Meaning: make aware of
  • Example: Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?
  • Synonyms: apprise apprize instruct
  • Hyponyms: brief direct
  • Hypernyms: inform
  • Adjective: (transitive) to teach by giving instructions Listen carefully when someone instructs you how to assemble the furniture.(transitive) to direct; to order (usage note: "instruct" is less forceful than "order", but weightier than "advise") The doctor instructed me to keep my arm immobilised and begin physiotherapy.
  • Synonyms:

    discipline, disclose, educate, brief, guide, tutor, train, notify, advise, tell, engineer, reveal, counsel, coach, lead, acquaint, level, apprise, update, pilot, drill, school, brainwash, lecture, ground, steer, enlighten, break in, drum into, break it to, clue in, give lessons, keep posted, wise up, warn, direct, tell, assign, charge, define, prescribe, bid, enjoin,

    Antonyms:

    conceal, hide, deceive, mislead, learn, neglect, ask, learn, ask,

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    instruct in English: instruct
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