instruct
v.v. to teach someone how to do something or to give them a formal order. You use this when a teacher shows a skill or a boss tells you exactly what to do.
v. to provide systematic information or training; to give a formal command or direction to a person or organization. Frequently used in educational and legal contexts.
She will instruct the new staff on how to use the software.
The judge will instruct the jury on the specific laws they must consider before reaching a final verdict.
The manual is designed to instruct novice users in the assembly of the hardware while providing troubleshooting tips for more experienced technicians.
From Latin īnstrūctus, perfect passive participle of īnstruō (“I instruct; I arrange, furnish, or provide”).
The verb is transitive and often takes an object followed by an infinitive ('instruct someone to do something') or a prepositional phrase ('instruct someone in something').
He instructed to me the rules.He instructed me on the rules.Instruct is a transitive verb that takes the person being taught as the direct object, not an indirect object with 'to'.