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TOEFL BNC: 3820 COCA: 4243

instruct

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
instruct /ɪnˈstrʌkt/ verb
instructs; instructed; instructing
instruct
/ɪnˈstrʌkt/
verb
instructs; instructed; instructing
Learner's definition of INSTRUCT
[+ object] formal
: to teach (someone) a subject, skill, etc.教授,传授(课程、技能等)usually + in or on
: to give (someone) an order or command指示;吩咐;命令
usually followed by to + verb通常接动词不定式
often used as (be) instructed常用作(be) instructed
law : to give an order or an explanation of a law to (a jury)(法官向陪审团)指示;(就某法律向陪审团)作说明
British : to hire (a lawyer) to represent you in a legal case聘请(律师)
TOEFL BNC: 3820 COCA: 4243

instruct

verb

in·​struct in-ˈstrəkt How to pronounce instruct (audio)
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
Choose the Right Synonym for instruct

teach, instruct, educate, train, discipline, school mean to cause to acquire knowledge or skill.

teach applies to any manner of imparting information or skill so that others may learn.

taught us a lot about our planet

instruct suggests methodical or formal teaching.

instructs raw recruits in military drill

educate implies development of the mind.

more things than formal schooling serve to educate a person

train stresses instruction and drill with a specific end in view.

trained foreign pilots to operate the new aircraft

discipline implies training in habits of order and precision.

a disciplined mind

school implies training or disciplining especially in what is hard to master.

schooled the horse in five gaits

command, order, bid, enjoin, direct, instruct, charge mean to issue orders.

command and order imply authority and usually some degree of formality and impersonality.

command stresses official exercise of authority.

a general commanding troops

order may suggest peremptory or arbitrary exercise.

ordered his employees about

bid suggests giving orders peremptorily (as to children or servants).

she bade him be seated

enjoin implies giving an order or direction authoritatively and urgently and often with admonition or solicitude.

a sign enjoining patrons to be quiet

direct and instruct both connote expectation of obedience and usually concern specific points of procedure or method, instruct sometimes implying greater explicitness or formality.

directed her assistant to hold all calls
the judge instructed the jury to ignore the remark

charge adds to enjoin an implication of imposing as a duty or responsibility.

charged by the President with a secret mission

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.
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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

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The first known use of instruct was in the 15th century
TOEFL BNC: 3820 COCA: 4243
instruct

verb

ADVERB | PHRASES ADVERBcarefully細心指導explicitly, specifically明確地指示;具體地指導You were explicitly instructed to wait here.已明確告訴你就在此等候。PHRASESas instructed按照指示I took the antibiotics as instructed.我按照說明服用了抗生素。

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