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instruir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • educate verb To teach or train someone, giving them knowledge or skills.
  • school noun An institution where people, especially children, go to be taught.
  • train noun A line of connected railway carriages pulled by an engine, used to carry passengers or freight.

Senses

instruir is used for these senses in English:

  • educate (transitive) To instruct or train.
  • school (transitive) To educate, teach, or train (often, but not necessarily, in a school).
  • train (transitive, video games) To create a trainer (cheat patch) for; to apply cheats to (a game).

school — full definition

  1. noun An institution where people, especially children, go to be taught.
  2. noun A department or division of a university dedicated to one subject area.
  3. noun A group of people who share the same ideas, style, or approach.
  4. noun A large group of fish or sea creatures such as dolphins swimming together.
  5. verb To teach or train someone, often strictly.

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