instructs
US · UKin-STRUKTS/ɪnˈstɹʌkts/AUSin-STRAKTS/ɪnˈstɹakts/
- 1Third-person singular present of instruct. Use this form with he, she, or it.
The teacher instructs the class every morning before the bell.
She instructs new drivers at the local school on weekends.
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- 2A casual short form of "instructions": the steps that tell you how to do something.
Follow the instructs on the box to set up the tent.
Did you read the instructs before pressing that button?
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instructs is a form of instruct
instruct, verb: To teach someone how to do something by telling them step by step. Full entry
- Forms
- instructinstructs he/she/itinstructing -ing forminstructed past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- instruct → instructs: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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