instill

«instill» in Mova's school dictionary: To slowly put an idea, feeling or habit into someone's… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (instill, instills, instilled, instilling — US spelling; UK spelling instil, instils, instilled, instilling)

meaning for a pupil

1) To slowly put an idea, feeling or habit into someone's mind so it stays: instil good manners. tree →

2) (medicine, rare) To put liquid in drop by drop, like eye drops. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and school, parents and teachers try to instil confidence, kindness, discipline or a love of reading in children. Coaches instil teamwork. Phrases: instil in/into someone, instil confidence, instil fear, instil a love of.

examples

• Our coach instilled confidence in the whole team. tree →
• Grandad instilled a love of fishing in me. tree →
• Good teachers instill curiosity. tree →
• The scary film instilled fear in my little brother. tree →
• Parents try to instill good manners in their children. tree →
• Practice instils good habits. tree →

note

Spelling: US «instill», UK and Australia «instil» — both have «instilled», «instilling». Pattern: instil something in/into someone. Pronounced in-STILL.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «instill» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.