instructing
- 1Present participle and gerund of instruct.
The sergeant was instructing recruits when the alarm suddenly sounded.
Instructing beginners well requires patience and very clear language.
Note
One spelling does two grammatical jobs here: after a form of be it builds the progressive (she was instructing the jury), and on its own it works as a noun (instructing beginners takes patience). Either way it keeps a direct object. When it means giving orders, it pairs naturally with a to-infinitive, as in instructing staff to leave. In legal use, instructing a lawyer formally appoints them to act for you.
instructing is a form of instruct
instruct, verb: To teach someone a skill or subject by giving them directions and explanations. Full entry
- Forms
- instructinstructs he/she/itinstructing -ing forminstructed past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- instruct → instructing: add -ing
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