instruct

verb

in·struct in-ˈstrəkt How to pronounce instruct (audio)

instructed; instructing; instructs

transitive verb

: to give knowledge to : teach, train

: to provide with authoritative information or advice

the judge instructed the jury

: to give an order or command to : direct

Example Sentences

She instructed us that we were to remain in our seats. The judge instructed the jury that they should disregard the testimony of the last witness. She advised him to instruct a solicitor.

Recent Examples on the Web In June, an FDA advisory panel voted 19-2 that the agency should instruct manufacturers to create new boosters containing a version of the Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2.

Matthew Herper, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022 Arizona is allowing college students to step in and instruct children.

Hannah Natanson, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 Arizona is allowing college students to step in and instruct children.

Hannah Natanson, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2022 The investigation also found that the Dolphins did not intentionally lose games, nor did Ross instruct Flores to do so.

Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 Kudos to all who gave up two weeks of their summer to plan and implement the program and to supervise and instruct the children.

Carol Kovach, cleveland, 12 July 2022 Video from local media show floodwaters gushing down the hills as loudspeakers instruct people to leave the area.

Shams Irfan, Washington Post, 9 July 2022 The fake site would then instruct the target to enter the one-time authentication code.

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2022 So Quinn will instruct families on the proper way to use an inhaler, and gives out spacers, a tool that attaches to an inhaler to make receiving the medication easier.

Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2022 See More

instructed 1 of 2

adjective

as in informed

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

informed
trained
skilled
schooled
informed
briefed
didactic
enlightened
professorial
versed
homeschooled
self-instructed
inkhorn
pedantic
polished
academic
didactical
learned
bookish
self-taught
cultivated
self-educated
educated
academical
refined
highbrowed
cultured
knowledgeable
lettered
civilized
well-bred
highbrow
overeducated
literate
cerebral
intellectual
polymath
erudite
scholarly
polymathic
polyhistoric
well-read

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ignorant
unlearned
illiterate
uneducated
benighted
dark
unlettered
uncivilized
uncultured
uncultivated
semiliterate
unscholarly
uninformed
uninstructed
unpolished
unintellectual
unrefined
untutored
untaught
lowbrow
unknowledgeable
unschooled
undereducated
semiliterate
ill-bred

instructed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of instruct

as in taught

to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field spent his military career instructing young pilots

Synonyms & Similar Words

taught
educated
trained
schooled
tutored
indoctrinated
prepared
coached
guided
lectured
informed
lessoned
mentored
primed
preached
briefed
directed
led
drilled
grounded
introduced
qualified
instilled
inculcated
initiated
versed
familiarized
showed
catechized
retaught
habilitated
enlightened
retrained
edified
implanted
reeducated
fitted
moralized
reared
homeschooled
fit
reschooled
imparted (to)

as in advised

to give information to instructed everyone in the use of the new telephone system

Synonyms & Similar Words

advised
informed
told
briefed
taught
acquainted
apprised
familiarized
versed
educated
notified
enlightened
alerted
cleared
caught up
filled in
convinced
hipped
lectured
let someone know
reassured
assured
advertised
kept (someone) posted
clued (in)
wised (up)
certified
schooled
tutored
warranted
disillusioned
disabused
disenchanted
undeceived
announced (to)
disclosed (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

misled
misinformed

as in ordered

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority the proctors instructed everyone to put their pencils down and hand in their tests

Synonyms & Similar Words

ordered
told
asked
commanded
advised
directed
enjoined
begged
warned
bade
adjured
requested
appointed
charged
bid
required
petitioned
entreated
compelled
authorized
forced
assigned
counseled
obliged
commissioned
beseeched
counselled
bossed (around)
managed
supervised
besought
led
conducted
controlled
superintended
coerced
constrained
oversaw

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

followed
observed
obeyed
kept
minded
complied (with)

单词	instructed
释义	instruct verb in·struct in-ˈstrəkt instructed; instructing; instructs transitive verb 1 : to give knowledge to : teach, train 2 : to provide with authoritative information or advice the judge instructed the jury 3 : to give an order or command to : direct Synonyms educate indoctrinate lesson school teach train tutor See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences She instructed us that we were to remain in our seats. The judge instructed the jury that they should disregard the testimony of the last witness. She advised him to instruct a solicitor. Recent Examples on the Web In June, an FDA advisory panel voted 19-2 that the agency should instruct manufacturers to create new boosters containing a version of the Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2. Matthew Herper, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022 Arizona is allowing college students to step in and instruct children. Hannah Natanson, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 Arizona is allowing college students to step in and instruct children. Hannah Natanson, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2022 The investigation also found that the Dolphins did not intentionally lose games, nor did Ross instruct Flores to do so. Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 Kudos to all who gave up two weeks of their summer to plan and implement the program and to supervise and instruct the children. Carol Kovach, cleveland, 12 July 2022 Video from local media show floodwaters gushing down the hills as loudspeakers instruct people to leave the area. Shams Irfan, Washington Post, 9 July 2022 The fake site would then instruct the target to enter the one-time authentication code. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2022 So Quinn will instruct families on the proper way to use an inhaler, and gives out spacers, a tool that attaches to an inhaler to make receiving the medication easier. Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Latin instructus, past participle of instruere, from in- + struere to build — more at structure First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition instruct verb in·struct in-ˈstrəkt instructed; instructing 1 : to give knowledge to : teach A tutor instructs him in math. 2 : to give information to I instructed him that school was closed. 3 : to give directions or commands to She instructed us to stay seated. Legal Definition instruct transitive verb in·struct : to provide (a jury) with explanation and directions regarding the law applicable to a case the judge instructed the jury that the plaintiff bears the burden of proof the jury was instructed to ignore the attorney's comments intransitive verb : to give instructions to a jury the trial judge refused to instruct on manslaughter W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr. instructed 1 of 2 adjective as in informed Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance informed trained skilled schooled informed briefed didactic enlightened professorial versed homeschooled self-instructed inkhorn pedantic polished academic didactical learned bookish self-taught cultivated self-educated educated academical refined highbrowed cultured knowledgeable lettered civilized well-bred highbrow overeducated literate cerebral intellectual polymath erudite scholarly polymathic polyhistoric well-read Antonyms & Near Antonyms ignorant unlearned illiterate uneducated benighted dark unlettered uncivilized uncultured uncultivated semiliterate unscholarly uninformed uninstructed unpolished unintellectual unrefined untutored untaught lowbrow unknowledgeable unschooled undereducated semiliterate ill-bred See More instructed 2 of 2 verb past tense of instruct 1 as in taught to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field spent his military career instructing young pilots Synonyms & Similar Words taught educated trained schooled tutored indoctrinated prepared coached guided lectured informed lessoned mentored primed preached briefed directed led drilled grounded introduced qualified instilled inculcated initiated versed familiarized showed catechized retaught habilitated enlightened retrained edified implanted reeducated fitted moralized reared homeschooled fit reschooled imparted (to) 2 as in advised to give information to instructed everyone in the use of the new telephone system Synonyms & Similar Words advised informed told briefed taught acquainted apprised familiarized versed educated notified enlightened alerted cleared caught up filled in convinced hipped lectured let someone know reassured assured advertised kept (someone) posted clued (in) wised (up) certified schooled tutored warranted disillusioned disabused disenchanted undeceived announced (to) disclosed (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms misled misinformed 3 as in ordered to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority the proctors instructed everyone to put their pencils down and hand in their tests Synonyms & Similar Words ordered told asked commanded advised directed enjoined begged warned bade adjured requested appointed charged bid required petitioned entreated compelled authorized forced assigned counseled obliged commissioned beseeched counselled bossed (around) managed supervised besought led conducted controlled superintended coerced constrained oversaw Antonyms & Near Antonyms followed observed obeyed kept minded complied (with)
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