Instruct vs Taught

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Instruct

Top 2000 (comune) C1 verb

Taught

Top 2000 (comune)

	Instruct	Taught
Pronuncia	🇬🇧 /["/ɪnˈstrʌkt/","/ɪnˈstrʌkts/","/ɪnˈstrʌktɪd/","/ɪnˈstrʌktɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɪnˈstrʌkt/","/ɪnˈstrʌkts/","/ɪnˈstrʌktɪd/","/ɪnˈstrʌktɪŋ/"]/	🇬🇧 //tɔːt// 🇺🇸 //tɔt//
Significato	Insegnare o dire a qualcuno come fare qualcosa to teach or tell someone how to do something	To show or help someone learn something.
Esempio	The letter instructed him to report to headquarters immediately.	She taught me how to ride a bike.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quanto è comune	Top 2000 (comune)	Top 2000 (comune)
Livello CEFR	C1	-
Categoria grammaticale	verb
Collocazioni	carefully, explicitly, specifically, as instructed	taught a lesson, taught a class, taught someone something, taught by a teacher, taught in school
Contrari	mislead, confuse, neglect	untaught, uneducated
Errori comuni	Using 'instruct' with an incorrect object., Confusing 'instruct' with 'insist'., Incorrectly using 'instructing' instead of 'instruct'.	Confused with 'taut', which means tight., Using 'taught' instead of 'teach' in present tense contexts., Incorrectly conjugating 'tought' as a verb.
Note d'uso	Usa 'instruct' in contesti educativi o professionali. È più formale di 'tell' e meno comune nella conversazione informale. Evita in situazioni informali. Use 'instruct' in educational or professional contexts. It's more formal than 'tell' and less common in casual conversation. Avoid in informal situations.	Use 'taught' when referring to learning experiences. Avoid using it in casual conversations about recent events, as it's the past tense.

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But I never taught you to lie.

She taught me how to climb.

No, you taught me to navigate people's minds.

Avengers › Avengers Infinity War

But I never taught you to lie.

She taught me how to climb.

Taught

Domande frequenti: Instruct vs Taught

Qual è la differenza tra Instruct e Taught?

Instruct: to teach or tell someone how to do something Taught: To show or help someone learn something.

Puoi mostrare un esempio di ciascuna?

Instruct: The letter instructed him to report to headquarters immediately. Taught: She taught me how to ride a bike.

Posso usare Instruct e Taught in modo intercambiabile?

Non sempre. Instruct e Taught sono affini e a volte si sovrappongono, ma differiscono per registro, frequenza e uso, quindi scambiarle può cambiare il significato o il tono. Controlla le differenze qui sopra prima di sostituire.