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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈstrʌkt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈstrʌkt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in strukt′)

in•struct /ɪnˈstrʌkt/USA pronunciation v.

to provide (someone) with knowledge, esp. by a systematic method:[~ + object (+ in + object)]The teacher instructed her students in mathematics.
to give (someone) orders or directions;
direct;
order;
command: [~ + object + to + verb]She instructed us to leave one by one.[~ (+ object);
used in quotations)]"Concentrate,'' he instructed her, "and think about what to do next.''

See -stru-.

in•struct (in strukt′),USA pronunciation v.t.

to furnish with knowledge, esp. by a systematic method;
teach;
train;
educate.
to furnish with orders or directions;
direct;
order;
command:The doctor instructed me to diet.
to furnish with information;
inform;
apprise.
Law(of a judge) to guide (a jury) by outlining the legal principles involved in the case under consideration.

Latin instructus past participle of instruere to equip, train, set in order, equivalent. to in- in-² + struc- (variant stem of struere to put together) + -tus past participle suffix
late Middle English 1375–1425

in•struct′ed•ly, adv.
in•struct′ed•ness, n.
in•struct′i•ble, adj.

teach.

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instruct /ɪnˈstrʌkt/ vb (transitive)

to direct to do something; order
to teach (someone) how to do (something)
to furnish with information; apprise
chiefly Brit (esp of a client to his or her solicitor or a solicitor to a barrister) to give relevant facts or information to

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin instruere to construct, set in order, equip, teach, from struere to buildinˈstructible adj

'instruct' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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Synonyms: educate, give lessons, teach, tell, direct, more...

Collocations: instruct [soldiers, students, patients, learners], instruct [soldiers] in a new [plan, procedure, technology], instruct patients [how, where, what, who] to, more...

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