Meaning & use
Instructing
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Teaching someone a skill or subject, or giving someone an authoritative direction or order.
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The coach spent the afternoon instructing new swimmers on proper form.
The lawyer was instructing her assistant to file the documents by Friday.
A note on using this word
"Instructing" is the present participle of "instruct," from the Latin "instruere," meaning "to build up" or "to equip."
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