French word

instruire

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛ̃stʁɥiʁ/

Meaning

  • verbteach

Example

Le coach instruit les joueurs avant le match.

The coach teaches the players before the match.

Illustration for instruire (teach)

More examples

La mère instruit son enfant à traverser la rue en toute sécurité.

The mother teaches her child to cross the street safely.

Core concept

A coach equipping players with an organized set of knowledge, methods, and rules.

Similar words

enseigner: To provide structured instruction in a subject or skill.
apprendre: To teach someone to perform a particular task or skill.
former: To train people by developing their workplace skills and attitudes.
expliquer: To make the workings or reasons of something clear through words.

Definition in French

Transmettre ou former quelqu'un en lui fournissant des connaissances, des méthodes ou des règles, souvent dans un cadre formel.

Word origin

French instruire comes from Latin instruere, meaning 'to build or equip', whose sense developed toward furnishing a person with knowledge.

Usage tips

  • Instruire takes a direct object for the person taught, as in instruire les joueurs, while s'instruire means to educate oneself.

Other meanings

  • educateverb
  • instructverb

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