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in·struc·tive

(ĭn-strŭk′tĭv)
adj.
Conveying knowledge or information; enlightening.

in·struc′tive·ly adv.
in·struc′tive·ness n.
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Adv. 1. instructively - in an informative manner
uninformatively, uninstructively - in an uninformative manner; "`I can't tell you when the manager will arrive,' he said rather uninformatively"
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Translations
بصورَة تَثْقيفيَّه مُفيدَه
poučně
instruktivtlærerigt
tanulságosan
á fræîandi hátt
poučne
öğretici/eğitici bir şekilde

instruct

(inˈstrakt) verb
1. to teach or train (a person in a subject or skill). Girls as well as boys should be instructed in woodwork. onderrig gee يُعَلِّم، يُدَرِّب обучавам instruir vyučovat unterrichten undervise διδάσκω, εκπαιδεύω instruir õpetama تعلیم دادن opettaa apprendre לְלַמֵד शिक्षा देना učiti, podučavati tanít, oktat melatih kenna, leiðbeina istruire 教える 가르치다 mokyti apmācīt melatih onderwijzen undervise, veilede kształcić ښول، لارښوونه كول، پوهول، خبرول instruir a in­strui, a iniţia обучать vyučovať učiti obučiti undervisa, handleda สั่งสอน öğretmek, eğitmek 指導,訓練 вчити, навчати سکھانا، تعلیم کرنا dạy 教,指导
2. to order or direct (a person especially to do something). He was instructed to come here at nine o'clock; I have already instructed you how to cook the meat. opdrag gee يُعْطي تَعْليمات инструктирам instruir nařídit; poučit anweisen give besked om; instruere δίνω οδηγίες ordenar, dar instrucciones/órdenes a juhatama, õpetama دستور دادن؛ رهنمود دادن määrätä donner des instructions à לְהוֹרוֹת आदेश देना uputiti utasít memerintah gefa fyrirmæli dare istruzioni, incaricare 指示する 명령하다 liepti, instruktuoti instruēt; dot norādījumus memerintah opdragen gi pålegg om, befale pouczyć لارښوونه كول receber instruções a învăţa, a instrui инструктировать poučiť, dať pokyn, informovať dati napotke narediti instruera, ge anvisning[ar] ออกคําสั่ง talimat vermek 指示 інструктувати; наказувати ہدایت دینا chỉ dẫn 指示
inˈstruction (-ʃən) noun
1. the act of instructing (especially in a school subject or a skill) or the process of being instructed. She sometimes gives instruction in gymnastics. onderrig تَعْليم، تَدْريب обучение instrução vyučování; lekce der Unterricht instruktion; undervisning διδασκαλία, σειρά μαθημάτων instrucción õpetus آموزش ohjaus enseignement, instruction הוֹרָאוֹת आदेश podučavanje oktatás instruksi kennsla, tilsögn insegnamento 教育 교육, 교수 mokymas apmācīšana mengarah onderricht undervisning, instruksjon szkolenie, lekcje ښوونه، لارښودنه، پوهونه، خبرونه، ددرس موضوع، حكم امر instrução instrucţiune обучение vyučovanie; lekcia, návod, poučenie pouk instrukcija undervisning, handledning การสอน öğretim, eğitim; ders 指導 навчання; інструкції ہدایت دینے کا عمل sự chỉ dẫn 指导
2. an order or direction. You must learn to obey instructions. opdrag إعطاء تَعْليمات указание instrução pokyn; příkaz die Anweisung besked οδηγία, εντολή instrucción korraldus دستور؛ رهنمود määräys instruction הוראה अनुदेश uputa utasítás perintah fyrirmæli istruzione 指示 지시, 명령 paliepimas, instrukcija instrukcija; norādījums perintah bevel, aanwijzing instruks, pålegg, direktiv, forskrift instrukcja, polecenie لارښودنه instrução ordin указание pokyn, príkaz navodilo instrukcija föreskrift, förhållningsorder การออกคําสั่ง talimat, emir direktif 指示 постанови; вказівки حکم، ہدایت hướng dẫn 指示
3. (in plural) (a book etc giving) directions, eg about the use of a machine etc. Could I look at the instructions, please? aanwysings تَعليمات ،إرشادات، تَوجيهات упътване instruções návod die Gebrauchsanweisung instruktion; vejledning οδηγίες χρήσης (πληθ.) instrucciones kasutamisjuhend دستورالعمل käyttöohjeet instructions הוֹרָאוֹת स्थापित या प्रतिष्ठापित विधि, आचार upute használati utasítás petunjuk pemakaian leiðbeiningar istruzione 使用説明書 지침 instrukcija instrukcija; lietošanas pamācība cara pakai gebruiksaanwijzing bruksanvisning instrukcja حكم امر instruções instrucţiuni инструкция návod navodila instrukcije bruksanvisning วิธีใช้ teknik bilgi 說明書 інструкції استعمال کا طریقہ chỉ dẫn 说明书
inˈstructive (-tiv) adjective
giving knowledge or information. He gave an instructive talk about electrical repair work. insiggewend مُثَقِّف، مُفيد инструктивен instrutivo poučný lehrreich instruktiv; lærerig διδακτικός instructivo õpetlik آموزنده opettava instructif מאלף शिक्षाप्रद poučan tanulságos instruktif fræðandi istruttivo 教育的な 교육적인 pamokomas, informatyvus pamācošs; instruktīvs memberi informasi leerzaam lærerik, instruktiv pouczający پوهوونكى، هوښيار وونكى، تعليمى instrutivo instructiv поучительный poučný poučen poučan instruktiv, upplysande, lärorik ซึ่งเป็นการสั่งสอน öğretici, eğitici 具啟發的 повчальний; інструктивний معلوماتی để dạy 教育性的,有启发性的
inˈstructively adverb
insiggewend بصورَة تَثْقيفيَّه مُفيدَه инструктивно instrutivamente poučně lehrreich instruktivt; lærerigt διδακτικά de manera instructiva õpetlikult بطور آموزنده opettavasti d'une manière instructive בְּצוּרָה מְאַלֶפֶת शिक्षक, प्रशिक्षक poučno tanulságosan secara instruktif á fræðandi hátt in maniera istruttiva 有益に 교육적으로 pamokomai, informatyviai pamācoši dengan perintah leerzaam lærerikt, instruktivt pouczająco پوهوونكى instrutivamente (în mod) instructiv поучительно poučne poučno poučno instruktivt เป็นการสั่งสอน öğretici/eğitici bir şekilde 指導地 повчально ہدایت بخشی سے truyền thụ 指导地
inˈstructiveness noun
insiggewendheid تعليماتيَّه، إرشاديَّه инструктивност instrução poučnost das Belehrende det at være instruktiv διδαχή, εκπαίδευση carácter instructivo õpetlikkus آموزش valaisevuus caractère instructif צוּרָה מְאַלֶפֶת शिक्षिका poučnost tanulságos volta vminek sifat instruktif fróðleiksgildi l'essere istruttivo 有益性 교육적임 informatyvumas pamācīšana pemerintahan leerzaamheid det å være lærerikt wartość edukacyjna تعلیم instrução caracter instructiv поучительность poučnosť poučnost poučnost det som är instruktivt (upplysande, lärorikt) เป็นการสั่งสอน öğreticilik/eğiticilik 具啟發性 повчальність ہدایت بخشی tính chất truyền thụ 有益(启发性,指导性)
inˈstructorfeminine inˈstructress noun
a person who gives instruction (in a skill etc). a ski-instructor. instrukteur مُعَلِّم، مُدَرِّب инструктор instrutor učitel, -ka; trenér, -ka der Lehrer instruktør; lærer; -instruktør; -lærer εκπαιδευτής, δάσκαλος instructor, monitor, entrenador; instructura, monitora, entrenadora õpetaja, treener معلم kouluttaja entraîneur, euse, moniteur/-trice מדריך, מדריכה उपदेशक instruktor oktató pelatih, instruktur kennari, leiðbeinandi istruttore, istruttrice 教師 교사, 강사 instruktorius instruktors jurulatih instructeur lærer, instruktør instruktor ښوونكى، خبروونكى instrutor instructor; monitor инструктор inštruktor, -ka učitelj, inštruktor instruktor instruktör, lärare, handledare ครูผู้สอน öğretmen, eğitmen 指導者 інструктор استاد، معلم người dạy 指导者
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