instruct

/ɪnˈstrʌkt/ verb [T]

Translation

ORDER › to officially tell someone to do something

talimat vermek, emretmek, resmen söylemek

[+ to do sth] Staff are instructed not to use the telephones for personal calls.1177

TEACH formal › to teach someone about something

öğretmek, eğitmek

She is there to instruct people in the safe use of the gym equipment.1124

(Definition of instruct verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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