Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To give orders to; direct.
- intransitive verb To provide with knowledge; to train or inform: synonym: teach.
- intransitive verb To serve as an instructor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To put in order; form; prepare; guide.
- To impart knowledge or information to; inform; teach; specifically, to train in knowledge or skill; teach or educate methodically.
- To direct or command; furnish with orders or directions: as, to
instruct an envoy or a body of delegates. - To notify; apprise.
- In Scots law, to adduce evidence in support of; confirm; vouch; verify: as, to
instruct a claim against a bankrupt estate. - Furnished; equipped.
- Instructed; taught.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To put in order; to form; to prepare.
- transitive verb To form by communication of knowledge; to inform the mind of; to impart knowledge or information to; to enlighten; to teach; to discipline.
- transitive verb To furnish with directions; to advise; to direct; to command.
- adjective obsolete Arranged; furnished; provided.
- adjective obsolete Instructed; taught; enlightened.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
teach ordirect ; to giveinstructions . - noun obsolete
Instruction .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb impart skills or knowledge to
- verb make aware of
- verb give instructions or directions for some task
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In the year of this mémoire, the master dyers of Lyon petitioned to have Gonin instruct them, as he had taught the dyers of Rouen some years earlier.
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So, this book does not really set out to instruct, which is a great disappointment.
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So, this book does not really set out to instruct, which is a great disappointment.
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So, this book does not really set out to instruct, which is a great disappointment.
A Wonderful Company At A Fair Price by Brian McNiven « I Can’t Stop Reading! 2008
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The motive to the moral is not love, but knowledge; to instruct is to make better; the philosopher is also the virtuous man, and only the philosopher can practice true virtue; the ignorant man is also immoral.
Christian Ethics. Volume I.���History of Ethics. 1819-1870 1873
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Say as mysteriously as you can that parties you are forbidden to name instruct you to treat with M. Savarin, and offer him the terms I have specified, the thirty thousand francs paid to him in advance the moment he signs the simple memorandum of agreement.
The Parisians — Volume 05 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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Say as mysteriously as you can that parties you are forbidden to name instruct you to treat with M. Savarin, and offer him the terms I have specified, the thirty thousand francs paid to him in advance the moment he signs the simple memorandum of agreement.
The Parisians — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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The new FDA labels instruct physicians to screen patients for kidney disease before administering the agents.
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Precautions in the current labels instruct users to wash their hands after using the product and to cover the treated skin with clothing.
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Precautions in the current labels instruct users to wash their hands after using the product and to cover the treated skin with clothing.
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