instruct

/ˌɪnˈstɹʌkt/

noun

  1. 1

    Instruction.

verb

  1. 1

    To teach by giving instructions.

    “Listen carefully when someone instructs you how to assemble the furniture.”
  2. 2

    To tell (someone) what they must or should do.

    “The doctor instructed me to keep my arm immobilised and begin physiotherapy.”

Synonyms

adjective

  1. 1

    Arranged; furnished; provided.

  2. 2

    Instructed; taught; enlightened.

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