# instruct

Pronunciation: US/UK say "in-STRUKT" /ɪnˈstɹʌkt/; AUS say "in-STRAKT" /ɪnˈstɹakt/

## Verb

1. To teach someone a skill or subject by giving them directions and explanations.
   - Simple: To teach someone how to do something by telling them step by step.
   - _Veteran pilots instruct cadets in emergency procedures during the final training week._
   - _A master craftsman instructed his apprentices in the art of joinery._
2. To tell someone what they are required or expected to do.
   - Simple: To tell a person what they must or should do.
   - _The judge instructed the jury to disregard the witness's outburst._
   - _Headquarters will instruct field agents on the new protocol._
3. To formally appoint your own lawyer and give them directions on how to act on a particular legal matter.
   - Simple: To officially hire your own lawyer and tell them how to handle your case.
   - _The company instructed lawyers to begin proceedings against its former supplier._
   - _Before the hearing, she chose to instruct an experienced attorney._

## Adjective

4. Having been taught or enlightened; possessing knowledge gained through teaching. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Taught and well informed about something.
6. Arranged, furnished, or provided with what is required. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Set up and supplied with the things that are needed.
   - _The fortress, instruct with provisions and arms, could withstand a long siege._
   - _They found the chapel instruct with candles and fine cloth._

## Noun

5. The act of teaching, or guidance given through teaching. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Teaching or guidance given to someone.

## Origin

From Latin instructus, the perfect passive participle of instruo, meaning "I instruct; I arrange, furnish, or provide."

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