instruct

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

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

adj

/ɪnˈstɹʌkt/ en-us-instruct.ogg /ɪnˈstɹakt/

instruct instructs instructing instructed

From Latin īnstrūctus, perfect passive participle of īnstruō (“I instruct; I arrange, furnish, or provide”).

educate guide command direct order

instructable instructible instruction instructive instructor instructress overinstruct reinstruct underinstruct uninstructed

instructability instructee instructer instructology instructory misinstruct preinstruct uninstructing

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