Instruct — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

impart skills or knowledge to

give instructions or directions for some task

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnstɹˈʌkt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnstɹˈʌkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnstɹˈʌkt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪnstɹˈʌkt/.

Examples

I taught them French
He instructed me in building a boat
She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

apprise teach apprize learn

Parts of Speech

verb	impart skills or knowledge to “I taught them French”
verb	give instructions or directions for some task “She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation”
verb	make aware of “Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?”

Word Forms

teachable	adjective	ready and willing to be taught
teacher	noun	a person whose occupation is teaching
teaching	noun	the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
instructive	adjective	serving to instruct or enlighten or inform
instruction	noun	the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
instructor	noun	a person whose occupation is teaching

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

anweisen

Fähigkeiten oder Wissen vermitteln

🇫🇷French

instruire

transmettre des compétences ou des connaissances à

🇪🇸Spanish

instruir

impartir habilidades o conocimientos a

🇮🇹Italian

istruire

impartire abilità o conoscenze a

🇳🇱Dutch

instrueren

vaardigheden of kennis overbrengen

🇵🇹Portuguese

instruir

transmitir habilidades ou conhecimentos a

🇷🇺Russian

инструктировать

передать навыки или знания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पढ़ाना

को कौशल या ज्ञान प्रदान करना

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্দেশ

দক্ষতা বা জ্ঞান প্রদান

🇮🇳Tamil

அறிவுறுத்துங்கள்

திறன்கள் அல்லது அறிவை வழங்குதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉపదేశించండి

నైపుణ్యాలు లేదా జ్ఞానాన్ని అందించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सूचना

कौशल्य किंवा ज्ञान प्रदान करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સૂચના

કુશળતા અથવા જ્ઞાન આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೂಚನೆ

ಕೌಶಲ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർദേശിക്കുക

കഴിവുകളോ അറിവോ നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਦਾਇਤ

ਨੂੰ ਹੁਨਰ ਜਾਂ ਗਿਆਨ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہدایت

کو مہارت یا علم فراہم کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

指示

传授技能或知识

🇯🇵Japanese

指示する

～にスキルや知識を伝える

🇰🇷Korean

지시하다

기술이나 지식을 전수하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hướng dẫn

truyền đạt kỹ năng hoặc kiến thức cho

🇹🇭Thai

สั่งสอน

ถ่ายทอดทักษะหรือความรู้ให้กับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menginstruksikan

memberikan keterampilan atau pengetahuan kepada

🇵🇭Filipino

magturo

magbigay ng mga kasanayan o kaalaman sa

🇲🇾Malay

mengarahkan

menyampaikan kemahiran atau pengetahuan kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إرشاد

نقل المهارات أو المعرفة إلى

🇮🇷Persian

دستور دادن

مهارت یا دانش را به

🇹🇷Turkish

talimat vermek

beceri veya bilgi kazandırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהוֹרוֹת

להקנות מיומנויות או ידע ל

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