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instruct English

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instruct Verb

— If you instruct someone, you tell or teach them what to do or how to do something. We were stopped on the road and instructed by the police to turn around and go back.

instruct

— verb give instructions or directions for some task She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation — verb (= teach) impart skills or knowledge to I taught them French He instructed me in building a boat — verb (= apprise) make aware of Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?

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instruct English » English

teach educate train order direct guide command inform coach tell enlighten advise warn tutor indicate give instructions edify discipline prescribe point out pilot persuade notify learn instructions drill counsel apprise admonish show school make one understand lead instruction include explain enjoin directives correct brief urge tell to teaches teach someone a lesson suckle soak saturate relate to qualify punish

Topics instruct topics

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Language and thought Want Influence

Advise
Language and thought

Teach

Conjugation instruct conjugation

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Simple sentences

I'll instruct you this once, and only this once; thus, you'd better be ready.

Movie subtitles

I had hoped that you would continue to instruct mademoiselle.
You presume to instruct the Tsar!
But if this painting was to be his conscience made visible. then he would let it instruct him.
Would Your Honor instruct counsel. to refrain from these sly and feminine hints?
Instruct jury, bear in mind activity not yet known.
Instruct me if this wager of battle is mandatory upon the court.
Colonel, instruct your men not to shoot at Colonel Hudson.
Earlier I was working on an order to Marshal Davout. it instruct him to march across Sweden to cover the left flank of our approach to Russia.
They'll instruct me on the role of the volunteers.
Will the court instruct the witness not to answer that question?
I ask the court to instruct the witness not to answer that question.
Didn't you instruct the post office to forward everything. and leave it in the Admiralties for pickup?
You will instruct court musicians their learning music of Europe for dancing, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
Sergeant, instruct your men not to cross that creek to the east.
Therefore, I instruct you, gentlemen of the jury. that inasmuch as Peter Blood has admitted. aiding a traitor to your king. you do bring in a verdict of guilty. that he may be hanged. for the high treason he has committed.
If my terms are acceptable, instruct your colonel to raise the white flag.
No doubt, instruct battery commanders at positions 37 and 22 to fire when they come within range.
Instruct Colonel Pratel to prepare to counterattack.
Instruct 14th Cavalry to attack.
But I had no say in my father's marriage. Why should he try to instruct me in mine? Exactly.
And, uh, Saul, you can instruct her how to deposit it.
Will the court instruct the witness to refrain from testifying to conclusions?
Instruct all units, these men wanted for armed robbery.
Police instruct us to hold your plane.
In order to expose Ma to an European education, Wendland hires a teacher to instruct her.
Please instruct him to receive me.
His Majesty instruct me to say he desire to observe fully terms of his promise.
Good, go instruct yourself!
You must instruct me in it.
Oh, be so good as to instruct Mr. Bolton. when it'll be convenient for the committee to discuss the advisability.
Instruct your men to hold their ground.
Instruct him.
You must abdicate the throne in my favor. and instruct your subjects to refrain from stirring up any revolt. and to show me, the one and only king, complete and absolute obedience.
Instruct computer for a plus 6-0-9.
You will instruct Mr. Chekov to plot a course for the nearest star base where I must surrender myself to the authorities.
Commander Giotto, instruct your men to concentrate the search in this sector.
Instruct your transporter room to beam us aboard.

News and current affairs

The ECB would then instruct the banks to maintain their credit lines and loan portfolios while strictly monitoring the risks they take for their own account.
It can neither instruct the other regulators what to do (or not do) nor force member countries to comply with new regulations.
While theories of just war instruct us not to hurt non-combatants, Hamas and its military arm have made a conscious decision, banking on global humanitarian concerns, to ensure that Israel hits as many civilians as possible.
Many religions instruct us that attachment to material possessions makes us unhappy.
It cannot instruct them to change their rules.
An intense crash course lasting four weeks followed, enough to instruct them in their new jobs.
European governments are not in a position to instruct the ECB to purchase government bonds.
The ECB would then instruct the banks to maintain their credit lines and loan portfolios while closely monitoring the risks they run for their own accounts.
As the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, Abe should instruct local party branches to choose more female candidates to run in next April's local elections.

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