English dictionary
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English verb: instruct | |||
| 1. | instruct (communication) impart skills or knowledge to | ||
| Samples | I taught them French. He instructed me in building a boat. | ||
| Synonyms | learn, teach | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inform | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | catechise, catechize, coach, condition, develop, drill, edify, educate, enlighten, ground, indoctrinate, induct, lecture, mentor, prepare, reinforce, reward, spoonfeed, talk, train, train, tutor, unteach, unteach | ||
| Cause | acquire, larn, learn | ||
| 2. | instruct (communication) give instructions or directions for some task | ||
| Samples | She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enjoin, order, say, tell | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | charge, charge | ||
| 3. | instruct (communication) make aware of | ||
| Samples | Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?. | ||
| Synonyms | apprise, apprize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inform | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brief, direct | ||
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