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instruct

/ɪnˈstɹʌkt/verb2 syllables

Instruct means: impart skills or knowledge to.

Synonyms for instruct9

verb, as in impart skills or knowledge to

verb, as in make aware of

apprise, apprize

also used for instruct

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What does instruct mean?3

verb

1

impart skills or knowledge to“I taught them French”

2

make aware of“Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?”

3

give instructions or directions for some task“She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with instruct?10

one syllable

two syllables

constructdeductobstruct

three syllables

reconstruct
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Instruct in a sentence

  • I'll instruct you this once, and only this once; thus, you'd better be ready.jamessilver
  • A multitude of books burdens the student, does not instruct him.carlosalberto
  • Please instruct the patient to visit a clinician.bretsky
  • A stop sign instructs drivers to stop before a crosswalk at an intersection.AlanF_US
  • The doctor instructed me to go on a diet.CK
  • I have been instructed to take you to the airport.CC
  • The president instructed the employees to improve their productivity.unknown
  • She instructed the small children to go home.Monde

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Forms of instruct

as a verb

past tense
instructed
present participle
instructing
third-person singular
instructs
past participle
instructed