instructed

in-struct-ed · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of instruct; taught someone a subject or skill.

  2. 2.

    Gave someone an order or authoritative direction.

  3. 3.

    Informed someone officially of something.

Related words

Antonyms: confused, misled
See also: instruct, instructing, instruction
Synonyms: directed, ordered, taught

Etymology

From Latin instruere ("to build, equip, teach"), with the English past tense suffix -ed.