instruct
/ˌɪnˈstɹʌkt/in-STRUHKT
/ˌɪnˈstɹʌkt/in-STRUHKT
Meaningbuilt into
Common meaning: to teach, or give orders
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- structto heap up; to buildLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1767 · scan
‘in, into’ + ‘to heap up’ → instruct
Journey through time
- Latininstruere‘to build in, equip’source
- Englishinstruct‘to teach, or give orders’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin struō ‘to heap up’.
Roots
- struō, strūxī, strūctum Latin “to heap up; to build”
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