instruct

/ɪnˈstrʌkt/

verb

  1. to teach or give someone instructions on how to do something

    B1

    transitiveformal

    • "The teacher instructed the students on how to use the new software."B1
    • "The manual instructs you to press the button twice to start the machine."B2

  2. to give someone official or formal orders to do something

    B2

    transitiveformal

    • "The manager instructed the team to complete the project by the end of the month."B2

Common mistakes

  • instruct to→instruct how to

Collocations

instruct a classinstruct a jury

Word family

instructioninstructorinstructive