instructed

Verb

instruct (third-person singular simple present instructs, present participle instructing, simple past and past participle instructed)

1. (transitive) To teach by giving instructions.
   • Listen carefully when someone instructs you how to assemble the furniture.

   Synonyms:

   educate, guide

2. (transitive) To tell (someone) what they must or should do.
   • Usage note: "instruct" is less forceful than "order", but weightier than "advise"

   Synonyms:

   command, direct, order

3. (transitive) To give (one's own lawyer) legal instructions as to how they should act in relation to a particular issue; thereby formally appointing them as one's own legal representative in relation to it.
   • If you're not careful, I'm going to instruct a solicitor over this.

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