Instruct (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

• Apprize
• Apprise

Meaning ²

Impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

• Learn
• Teach

Hypernyms

• Inform

Hyponyms

• Ground
• Catechise
• Catechize
• Lecture
• Develop
• Mentor
• Tutor
• Unteach
• Edify
• Enlighten
• Reward
• Induct
• Train
• Spoonfeed
• Talk
• Educate
• Indoctrinate
• Drill
• Condition
• Reinforce
• Coach

Related Words

• Instructor (noun)
• Instructive (adjective)
• Instruction (noun)

Meaning ³

Give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Hypernyms

• Say
• Enjoin
• Tell