Instruct meaning

What does “instruct” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“instruct” is a verb with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: impart skills or knowledge to.

instruct

impart skills or knowledge to
“I taught them French”
“He instructed me in building a boat”
Synonymsteach learn
give instructions or directions for some task
“She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation”
make aware of
“Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?”
Synonymsapprise apprize

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University