(how a machine, skill or craft works or is performed) To show how to use or do something
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To teach or educate someone on a given subject
“I invite you to come with me to the forest so that I can instruct you in the language of all the animals in the world.”
To give information to (someone)
“I thought Ed would instruct me about my duty, forgetting, as so often I had, that he was not my headmaster but my architect.”
To explain or clarify something to someone
“At that time, there was no shortage of people only too willing to instruct me on why this was such a bad idea.”
To tell or order someone to do something, especially in a formal or official way
“Two letters in the register, dated 25th July, instruct his official to pay all monies from all sources to his temporary treasurer.”
To bring to a higher cultural or civil level or awareness
“But who will undertake to instruct the brutes in the principles and precepts of Religion and Morality?”
To warn someone in advance of a possible danger or problem
“Mr. Chairman, no one needs to instruct me about the dangers of insurrectionism or the need to fight it effectively.”
(of a client) To employ or authorize (a solicitor or barrister) to act on one's behalf
“I made it very clear to the defendant that he should instruct a solicitor if he wanted to cross-examine the complainant, and should do this ASAP today if possible.”
(how a machine, skill or craft works or is performed) To show how to use or do something
To advise or persuade in favor of something
To specify or require as a condition
To make (information) known
To bestow legal or official authority to
To direct, handle, control, or be in charge of
To make a speech or contribute to a debate
(of a quality of skill) To foster the growth or development of
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