instruct

Plural: instructs

Verb

Verb Forms: instructed, instructing, instructs

• To teach someone a skill or subject; to direct.
• impart skills or knowledge to
  • "He instructed me in building a boat"
• give instructions or directions for some task
  • "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"
• make aware of
• To teach by giving instructions.
• To tell (someone) what they must or should do.
• To give (one's own lawyer) legal instructions as to how they should act in relation to a particular issue; thereby formally appointing them as one's own legal representative in relation to it.

Noun

• Instruction.

Adj

• Arranged; furnished; provided.
• Instructed; taught; enlightened.

Examples

• Her mentor would INSTRUCT her on how to recognize high-scoring prefixes and suffixes.
• If you're not careful, I'm going to instruct a solicitor over this.
• Listen carefully when someone instructs you how to assemble the furniture.
• The doctor instructed me to keep my arm immobilised and begin physiotherapy.

Synonyms

apprise, apprize, learn, teach, command, direct, educate, guide, order

Related Words

instructable, instructible, instruction, instructive, instructor, instructress, overinstruct, reinstruct, underinstruct, uninstructed

Anagrams of instruct