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instructinstruct /ɪnˈstrʌkt/ ●●○ AWL verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYinstructOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin, past participle of instruere, from struere to build VERB TABLEinstruct |
Present | I, you, we, they | instruct | | he, she, it | instructs | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | instructed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have instructed | | he, she, it | has instructed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had instructed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will instruct | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have instructed |
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Present | I | am instructing | | he, she, it | is instructing | | you, we, they | are instructing | Past | I, he, she, it | was instructing | | you, we, they | were instructing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been instructing | | he, she, it | has been instructing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been instructing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be instructing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been instructing |
► as instructed I filled out the forms as instructed (=in the way I was told to do). THESAURUSschool/college etc.► teach to give lessons at a school, college, or university, or to help someone learn about something by giving him or her information: Russell has been teaching in Japan for almost ten years. I teach 18- to 21-year-olds. ► tutor to teach one student or a small group, especially when that student or group needs help in a particular subject: I found work tutoring Mexican students in English. ► instruct formal to teach someone a specific subject or skill: All cadets at the military school have been instructed in martial arts. ► educate formal to teach students in a school, college, or university over a long period, or teach people about an important subject: The agency tries to educate people about the dangers of drugs. 1to officially tell someone what to do: instruct somebody to do something Tourists are instructed to not take pictures inside the building. I filled out the forms as instructed (=in the way I was told to do).► see thesaurus at teach2to teach or show someone how to do something: instruct somebody in something In flight school, we were instructed in the basics of aerial combat. [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin, past participle of instruere, from struere to build] |