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in·struc·tive

(ĭn-strŭk′tĭv)

adj.

Conveying knowledge or information; enlightening.

in·struc′tive·ly adv.

in·struc′tive·ness n.

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instructive

(ɪnˈstrʌktɪv)

adj

serving to instruct or enlighten; conveying information

inˈstructively adv

inˈstructiveness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

in•struc•tive

(ɪnˈstrʌk tɪv)

adj.

serving to instruct or inform.

[1605–15]

in•struc′tive•ly, adv.

in•struc′tive•ness, n.

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Adj.

instructive - serving to instruct or enlighten or inform

informative

informatory, informative - providing or conveying information

uninstructive - failing to instruct

instructive

adjective informative, revealing, useful, educational, helpful, illuminating, enlightening, instructional, cautionary, didactic, edifying an entertaining and instructive documentary

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

instructive

adjective

Serving to educate or inform:

edifying, educational, educative, enlightening, illuminative, informative, instructional.

Translations

مُثَقِّف، مُفيد

poučný

instruktivlærerig

lehrreich

instruktiiviopettava

instructif éducatif

fræîandi

istruttivo

eğiticiöğretici

教育性的有启发性的

instructive

[ɪnˈstrʌktɪv] ADJ [experience] → instructivo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

instructive

[ɪnˈstrʌktɪv] adj → instructif/ive
it is instructive to do sth → il est instructif de faire qch
It's instructive to compare his technique with Bennett's → Il est instructif de comparer sa technique à celle de Bennet.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

instructive

adj → instruktiv, aufschlussreich; (= of educational value) → lehrreich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

instructive

[ɪnˈstrʌktɪv] adj → istruttivo/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

instruct

(inˈstrakt) verb

1. to teach or train (a person in a subject or skill). Girls as well as boys should be instructed in woodwork.

2. to order or direct (a person especially to do something). He was instructed to come here at nine o'clock; I have already instructed you how to cook the meat.

inˈstruction (-ʃən) noun

1. the act of instructing (especially in a school subject or a skill) or the process of being instructed. She sometimes gives instruction in gymnastics.

2. an order or direction. You must learn to obey instructions.

3. (in plural) (a book etc giving) directions, eg about the use of a machine etc. Could I look at the instructions, please?

inˈstructive (-tiv) adjective

giving knowledge or information. He gave an instructive talk about electrical repair work.

inˈstructively adverb

inˈstructiveness noun

inˈstructor – feminine inˈstructress – noun

a person who gives instruction (in a skill etc). a ski-instructor.

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