verb
adj
Freq #14656
Meanings
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1
verb
To officially tell someone what they should do.
The doctor instructed her to rest for a week.
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2
verb
To teach someone a skill or subject.
He instructs new drivers at the local school.
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Forms
instructedinstructinginstructsuninstructed
Derived forms
instructabilityinstructeeinstructerinstructologyinstructorymisinstructpreinstructuninstructing
Related forms
instructableinstructibleinstructioninstructiveinstructorinstructressoverinstructreinstructunderinstructuninstructed
Etymology
From Latin īnstrūctus, perfect passive participle of īnstruō (“I instruct; I arrange, furnish, or provide”).
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