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instruct

US /ˌɪnˈstrʌkt/

verb Core · B1 Phát triển doanh nghiệp

Definition

impart skills or knowledge to

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The manager will instruct new staff on how to use the system.

Word Family

NounNoun
instructor instruction instructorship
VerbVerb
instruct gốc
AdjectiveAdj
instructive instructional
AdverbAdv
instructively

Synonyms

  • trainpublic transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
  • directproceeding in a straight line or without intervening persons
  • guidesomeone employed to conduct others

Collocations

  • Easy instruct students
    to instruct students, meaning to impart skills or knowledge to
  • Medium instruct staff on safety rules
    to instruct staff on safety rules, meaning to impart skills or knowledge to
  • Hard instruct counsel to draft terms
    to instruct counsel to draft terms, meaning to impart skills or knowledge to
  • Very Hard instruct trustees to preserve estate
    to instruct trustees to preserve estate, meaning to impart skills or knowledge to

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