Instructed

verb

/ɪnˈstɹʌktɪd/

Word Frequency: 8.7

Definitions

1.verbTo teach by giving instructions.

"Listen carefully when someone instructs you how to assemble the furniture."

2.verbTo tell (someone) what they must or should do.

"The doctor instructed me to keep my arm immobilised and begin physiotherapy."

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