instruere — meaning in English

English meaning

• instruct verb To teach someone a skill or subject.
• tell verb To give someone information by speaking or writing; to say something to someone.

Senses

instruere is used for these senses in English:

• instruct (transitive) To teach by giving instructions.
• tell (transitive) To order; to direct, to say to someone.

instruct — full definition

1. verb To teach someone a skill or subject.
2. verb To formally tell someone what to do, often with authority behind it.

tell — full definition

1. verb To give someone information by speaking or writing; to say something to someone.
2. verb To narrate or recount, as in telling a story.
3. verb To order or instruct someone to do something.
4. verb To know or work out something, often by noticing small clues.
5. verb To inform an authority figure about someone's wrongdoing.

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