Meaning

1 senses

  1. Australia, Ireland, and UK standard spelling of instill.

More definitions
  • enter drop by drop

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Parents try to instil a sense of responsibility in their children.

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Forms

instils, instilling, instilled, instilled
Base forminstil · to instil
3rd person singularinstils
Present participleinstilling
Past simpleinstilled
Past participleinstilled

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyinstil
he, she, itinstils

Past simpleLesson

all personsinstilled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave instilled
he, she, ithas instilled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill instil

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedinstilment

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
instantlyB2insteadA2instigateinstillB2instinctB2instinctiveC1
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