instrumental — meaning in English
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English meaning
- instrumental adj Playing a key or essential role in making something happen.
- toolkit noun A set of tools kept together, especially comprising all the tools suitable for some particular type of work.
- toolset noun A collection of tools; a toolkit.
Senses
instrumental is used for these senses in English:
- instrumental case (grammar) A noun case used to express means or agency—and is generally indicated in English by by or with with the objective. Languages that use the instrumental case include Armenian, Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Dyirbal, Georgian, Latvian, Slovene, Polish, Ukrainian, Quechua, Russian, Assamese, Tamil, Turkish and Sanskrit. Extinct languages that used the instrumental case include Old English, Old Saxon and Old High German.
- toolkit A set of tools kept together, especially comprising all the tools suitable for some particular type of work.
- toolset A collection of tools; a toolkit.
instrumental — full definition
- adj Playing a key or essential role in making something happen.
- adj Involving or written for musical instruments rather than voice.
- noun A piece of music performed without vocals.
toolkit — full definition
- noun A set of tools kept together, especially comprising all the tools suitable for some particular type of work.
- noun A set of personal abilities, skills, or resources to draw on.
- noun A set of software tools or components.
- noun A set of guidelines or instructions.