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Word: Instruct
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English (in instruct (sense 2)): from Latin instruct- ‘constructed, equipped, taught’, from the verb instruere, from in- ‘upon, towards’ + struere ‘pile up’
ɪnˈstrʌkt
tell or order someone to do something, especially in a formal or official way
Short Definition:tell someone to do something
Examples:- she instructed him to wait
- ‘Look at me,’ he instructed
- I instructed that she should be given hot, sweet tea
teach (someone) a subject or skill
Short Definition:teach
Examples:- he instructed them in the use of firearms
- instructing electors how to record their votes
(of a client) employ or authorize (a solicitor or barrister) to act on one's behalf
Short Definition:authorize solicitor or barrister to represent one
Examples:- he must indicate which of the firms he wishes to instruct
give information to (someone)
Short Definition:give information to
Examples:- the bank was instructed that the money from the deposit account was now held by the company
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