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?" ;