Inform vs. Instruct — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Inform and Instruct
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Inform
Inform is a programming language and design system for interactive fiction originally created in 1993 by Graham Nelson. Inform can generate programs designed for the Z-code or Glulx virtual machines.
Instruct
To give orders to; direct
Instructed the children to hang up their coats.
Inform
To impart information to; make aware of something
We were informed by mail of the change in plans. The nurse informed me that visiting hours were over.
Instruct
To provide with knowledge; to train or inform
Instructed the students in algebra.
Inform
To acquaint (oneself) with knowledge of a subject.
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Instruct
To serve as an instructor.
Inform
To give form or character to; imbue with a quality or an essence
"A society's strength is measured by ... its ability to inform a future generation with its moral standards" (Vanity Fair).
Instruct
(transitive) To teach by giving instructions.
Listen carefully when someone instructs you how to assemble the furniture.
Inform
To be a formative or characterizing presence in; animate
"It is this brash, backroom sensibility that informs his work as a novelist" (Jeff Shear).
Instruct
(transitive) To tell (someone) what they must or should do.
Usage note: "instruct" is less forceful than "order", but weightier than "advise"
The doctor instructed me to keep my arm immobilised and begin physiotherapy.
Inform
(Obsolete) To form (the mind or character) by teaching or training.
Instruct
(obsolete) Instruction.
Inform
To give or provide information.
Instruct
(obsolete) Arranged; furnished; provided.
Inform
To disclose confidential or incriminating information to an authority
The defendant informed against the other members of the ring.
Instruct
(obsolete) Instructed; taught; enlightened.
Inform
To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge).
Instruct
Arranged; furnished; provided.
Inform
(transitive) To communicate knowledge to.
Instruct
Instructed; taught; enlightened.
Inform
(intransitive) To impart information or knowledge.
Instruct
To put in order; to form; to prepare.
They speak to the merits of a cause, after the proctor has prepared and instructed the same for a hearing.
Inform
To act as an informer; denounce.
Instruct
To form by communication of knowledge; to inform the mind of; to impart knowledge or information to; to enlighten; to teach; to discipline.
Schoolmasters will I keep within my house,Fit to instruct her youth.
Inform
(transitive) To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).
His sense of religion informs everything he writes.
Instruct
To furnish with directions; to advise; to direct; to command; as, the judge instructs the jury.
She, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.
Take her in; instruct her what she has to do.
Inform
To make known, wisely and/or knowledgeably.
Instruct
Impart skills or knowledge to;
I taught them French
He instructed me in building a boat
Inform
To direct, guide.
Instruct
Give instructions or directions for some task;
She instructed the students to work on their pronounciation
Inform
To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.
Instruct
Make aware of;
Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?
Inform
Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.
Inform
Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.
Inform
To give form or share to; to give vital or organizing power to; to give life to; to imbue and actuate with vitality; to animate; to mold; to figure; to fashion.
Let others better mold the running massOf metals, and inform the breathing brass.
Breath informs this fleeting frame.
Breathes in our soul, informs our mortal part.
Inform
To communicate knowledge to; to make known to; to acquaint; to advise; to instruct; to tell; to notify; to enlighten; - usually followed by of.
For he would learn their business secretly,And then inform his master hastily.
I am informed thoroughly of the cause.
Inform
To communicate a knowledge of facts to, by way of accusation; to warn against anybody.
Tertullus . . . informed the governor against Paul.
Inform
To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.
It is the bloody business which informsThus to mine eyes.
Inform
To give intelligence or information; to tell.
He might either teach in the same manner, or inform how he had been taught.
Inform
Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to;
I informed him of his rights
Inform
Give character or essence to;
The principles that inform modern teaching
Inform
Act as an informer;
She had informed on her own parents for years
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