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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “instruct”

“instruct” is pronounced /ˌɪnˈstɹʌkt/ (in-STRUKT) in American English and /ɪnstɹʌkt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “truct”.
The sound

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instruct

/ˌɪnˈstɹʌkt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪnstɹʌkt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. insɪn
  2. tructstɹʌktstress
IPA (American)
/ˌɪnˈstɹʌkt/
IPA (British)
/ɪnstɹʌkt/
Respelling
in-STRUKT
Syllables
2 — ins-TRUCT
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ins-TRUCT. “truct” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˌɪnˈstɹʌkt/

British

/ɪnstɹʌkt/

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Meaning

What “instruct” means

  1. verb

    impart skills or knowledge to

    “I taught them French”

  2. verb

    give instructions or directions for some task

    “She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation”

  3. verb

    make aware of

    “Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?”

Say it in a sentence

“She will instruct the beginners while I take the others.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort innsstt×2ɹrʌshort ukk

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Questions

“instruct”, answered

How do you pronounce “instruct”?

“instruct” is pronounced /ˌɪnˈstɹʌkt/ (in-STRUKT) in American English and /ɪnstɹʌkt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “truct”. Build it as ins-TRUCT, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “instruct” have?

2: ins · truct. The beat lands on the second, “truct”.

Is “instruct” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌɪnˈstɹʌkt/ (in-STRUKT); British English says /ɪnstɹʌkt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “instruct” mean?

As a verb: impart skills or knowledge to For example: “I taught them French” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “instruct”?

Stress the second syllable: ins-TRUCT. “truct” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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