Definitions for instruct

instruct in·struct

Spelling: [in-struhkt]
IPA: /ɪnˈstrʌkt/

Instruct is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 211 anagrams from letters in instruct (cinrsttu).

Definitions for instruct

verb (used with object)

  1. to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
  2. to furnish with orders or directions; direct; order; command:
  3. to furnish with information; inform; apprise.
  4. Law. (of a judge) to guide (a jury) by outlining the legal principles involved in the case under consideration.

Origin of instruct

1375-1425; late Middle English Latin instructus past participle of instruere to equip, train, set in order, equivalent to in- in-2 + struc- (variant stem of

Examples for instruct

I will instruct thee, and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go.'

Pray for him; instruct him; pour light into the darkness of his mind.

He told his assistant to instruct Frank where to go and what to do.

He was now to be sent into the forecastle, and was ordered to instruct me in my duty.

“The Commission did not instruct Mr. Wright to approve inaccurate wellbore completion reports,” according to the letter.

I had my 14-year-old daughter, Poppet, instruct me in how to watch an episode of Girls on my computer.

Alice frequently thought it necessary to instruct her mother.

In El Reno, when you order a hamburger, an onion-fried burger is assumed, unless you instruct the cook to leave the onions out.

Of course, every society needs a clerical class, to instruct the young and maintain cultural standards.

Sanford informs that he plans to get a lawyer, whom he will “instruct… not to fight back.”

Word Value for instruct
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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