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instructs

instructs noun: shortened form of instructions. Also the third-person singular simple present indicative of instruct.

Noun

instructs pl (plural only)

  1. (informal, plural, plural-only) shortened form of instructions

Also used as

instructs is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of instruct.

Questions about instructs

What does instructs mean?
Instructs means shortened form of instructions.
What part of speech is instructs?
Instructs is a noun.

Words near instructs in the dictionary

  1. instructress
  2. instructresses
  3. instructrices
  4. instructrix
  5. instructrixes
  6. instructs
  7. instrument
  8. instrument approach
  9. instrument approaches
  10. instrument flying
  11. instrument landing system

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