instruct
(verb) give instructions or directions for some task; “She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation”
teach, learn, instruct
(verb) impart skills or knowledge to; “I taught them French”; “He instructed me in building a boat”
instruct, apprise, apprize
(verb) make aware of; “Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
instruct (third-person singular simple present instructs, present participle instructing, simple past and past participle instructed)
(transitive) To teach by giving instructions.
Synonyms: educate, guide
(transitive) To tell (someone) what they must or should do.
Synonyms: command, direct, order
instruct (plural instructs)
(obsolete) Instruction.
instruct (not comparable)
(obsolete) Arranged; furnished; provided.
(obsolete) Instructed; taught; enlightened.
• unstrict
Source: Wiktionary
In*struct", a. Etym: [L. instructus, p. p. of instruere to furnish, provide, construct, instruct; pref. in- in, struere. See Structure.]
1. Arranged; furnished; provided. [Obs.] "He had neither ship instruct with oars, nor men." Chapman.
2. Instructed; taught; enlightened. [Obs.] Milton.
In*struct", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Instructed; p. pr. & vb. n. Instructing.]
1. To put in order; to form; to prepare. [Obs.] They speak to the merits of a cause, after the proctor has prepared and instructed the same for a hearing. Ayliffe.
2. To form by communication of knowledge; to inform the mind of; to impart knowledge or information to; to enlighten; to teach; to discipline. Schoolmasters will I keep within my house, Fit to instruct her youth. Shak.
3. To furnish with directions; to advise; to direct; to command; as, the judge instructs the jury. She, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. Matt. xiv. 8. Take her in; instruct her what she has to do. Shak.
Syn.
– To teach; educate; inform; train; discipline; indoctrinate; direct; enjoin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 June 2025
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
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