# instructs

Pronunciation: US/UK say "in-STRUKTS" /ɪnˈstɹʌkts/; AUS say "in-STRAKTS" /ɪnˈstɹakts/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of instruct. — third-person singular simple present indicative of instruct
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of instruct. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The manual instructs users to charge the device before first use._
   - _The judge instructs the jury before they begin their deliberations._

## Noun

2. Directions explaining how to do or use something; an informal clipping of "instructions." *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A casual short form of "instructions": the steps that tell you how to do something.
   - _The new hire ignored the instructs and assembled the shelf backward._
   - _She skimmed the instructs and ended up burning the recipe._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/instructs (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).