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
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
