"instructs" in the verb sense
1. teach, learn, instruct
impart skills or knowledge to
"I taught them French"
"He instructed me in building a boat"
2. instruct
give instructions or directions for some task
"She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"
3. instruct, apprise, apprize
make aware of
"Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"
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