English-Swedish translations for instruct

• instruera
  Trupper instrueras att bära skyddskläder när de hanterar krigsmateriel med utarmat uran.Troops are instructed to wear protective clothing when dealing with DU munitions.
  I betänkandet instrueras däremot medlemsstaterna till och med när det gäller ekonomiskt stöd, skatteåtgärder, undervisning och invandring.The report, on the other hand, instructs the Member States even on financial support, tax measures, education and immigration.
  Det handlar inte bara om att instruera Catherine Ashton att uttala sig mot de kinesiska överträdelserna av de mänskliga rättigheterna vid varje tillfälle som ges.It is not just a matter of instructing Baroness Ashton to speak out against the human rights abuses in China at every opportunity.

Definition of instruct

• To teach by giving instructions
• To tell what they must or should do
• Instruction
• Arranged; furnished; provided
• Instructed; taught; enlightened

Examples

• Listen carefully when someone instructs you how to assemble the furniture
• Usage note: "instruct" is less forceful than "order", but weightier than "advise
• The doctor instructed me to keep my arm immobilised and begin physiotherapy

Related words

• instructable
• instructible