I'll instruct you this once, and only this once; thus, you'd better be ready.
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Instruct
//ɪnˈstɹakt//
Synonyms for "instruct" (118 found)
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2 entriesRelated terms
10 entriesderived
8 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
6 entriesTranslations
57 translations across 28 languages.
Ancient Greek
3 entries- διδάσκω verb (teach, give instruction)
- κατηχέω verb (teach, give instruction)
- μαθητεύω verb (teach, give instruction)
Arabic
1 entries- لقَّن verb (teach, give instruction)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- təlim etmək verb (teach, give instruction)
Bulgarian
4 entries- заповядвам verb (order, direct)
- инструктирам verb (teach, give instruction)
- обучавам verb (teach, give instruction)
- уча verb (teach, give instruction)
Catalan
1 entries- instruir verb (teach, give instruction)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᏕᎨᏲᎲᏍᎦ verb (teach, give instruction)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 指令 verb (order, direct)
- 指示 verb (teach, give instruction)
- 教 verb (teach, give instruction)
- 教育 verb (teach, give instruction)
Cornish
3 entries- adhyski verb (teach, give instruction)
- deski verb (teach, give instruction)
- dyski verb (teach, give instruction)
Danish
3 entries- anvise verb (order, direct)
- instruere verb (teach, give instruction)
- lære verb (teach, give instruction)
Dutch
1 entries- instrueren verb (teach, give instruction)
Esperanto
2 entries- instrui verb (teach, give instruction)
- instrukcii verb (order, direct)
Finnish
4 entries- käskeä verb (order, direct)
- neuvoa verb (teach, give instruction)
- ohjata verb (order, direct)
- opastaa verb (teach, give instruction)
French
3 entries- apprendre verb (teach, give instruction)
- enseigner verb (teach, give instruction)
- instruire verb (teach, give instruction)
German
3 entries- anweisen verb (order, direct)
- briefen verb (teach, give instruction)
- instruieren verb (teach, give instruction)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍄𐌰𐌻𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (teach, give instruction)
Hungarian
4 entries- oktat verb (teach, give instruction)
- tanít verb (teach, give instruction)
- tájékoztat verb (teach, give instruction)
- utasít verb (order, direct)
Irish
1 entries- teagasc verb (teach, give instruction)
Italian
3 entries- apprendere verb (teach, give instruction)
- insegnare verb (teach, give instruction)
- istruire verb (teach, give instruction)
Latin
2 entries- addoceō verb (teach, give instruction)
- doceō verb (teach, give instruction)
Maore Comorian
1 entries- usomedza verb (teach, give instruction)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- ufundisha verb (teach, give instruction)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- اوكرتمك verb (teach, give instruction)
Russian
1 entries- инструкти́ровать verb (teach, give instruction)
Sanskrit
1 entries- शास्ति verb (teach, give instruction)
Spanish
1 entries- instruir verb (teach, give instruction)
Swedish
1 entries- instruera verb (teach, give instruction)
Tocharian B
1 entries- āks verb (teach, give instruction)
Ugaritic
1 entries- 𐎍𐎎𐎄 verb (teach, give instruction)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
I use animals to instruct people.
Source: tatoeba (1366370)
Please instruct the patient to visit a clinician.
Source: tatoeba (5939871)
I use animals to instruct men.
Source: tatoeba (6285733)
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.