Meaning

6 senses
  1. A device used to produce music.

    The violinist was a master of her instrument.

    Instrument, Messinstrument, Instrument

    прибо́рpribór, устро́йствоustrójstvo, инструме́нтinstrumént

    інструме́нтinstrumént

    any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds

  2. A means or agency for achieving an aspect.

  3. A measuring or displaying device.

    The instrument detected an increase in radioactivity.

  4. A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.

    The dentist set down his tray of instruments.

    The scientist recorded the temperature with a thermometer, but wished he had a more accurate instrument.

    Werkzeug, Instrument

    инструме́нтinstrumént, ору́диеorúdije, приспособле́ниеprisposoblénije

    інструме́нтinstrumént

  5. A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will, or any of a class of negotiable ones (which can be exchanged for value or money).

    A bond indenture is the instrument that gives a bond its value.

    Negotiable instruments are the foundation of the debt markets.

    Dokument, Urkunde

    инструме́нтinstrumént, актakt, гра́мотаgrámota

  6. (figuratively)A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal.

    Handlanger

    a person used by another to gain an end

Examples

248 sentences
  1. Do you play a musical instrument?

    Чи ви граєте на якомусь музичному інструменті?

    ruВы играете на каком-нибудь музыкальном инструменте?

    deSpielst du ein Musikinstrument?

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  2. Do you play any musical instrument?

    Ти граєш на якомусь музичному інструменті?

    ruВы играете на каком-нибудь музыкальном инструменте?

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  3. You should learn to play an instrument.

    Тобі слід навчитися грати на якомусь музичному інструменті.

    ruТебе надо научиться играть на каком-нибудь музыкальном инструменте.

    deDu solltest ein Musikinstrument lernen.

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  4. How many instruments do you know how to play?

    На скількох інструментах ти вмієш грати?

    ruНа скольких инструментах Вы умеете играть?

    deWie viele Instrumente kannst du spielen?

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  5. Tom plays several instruments.

    Том грає на кількох інструментах.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
musical device:
Русский
By meaning 4
measuring device:
musical device:
tool:
legal document:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
measuring device:
musical device:
tool:
legal document:
person used as a mere tool:

Origin

From Middle English instrument, from Old French instrument, from Latin īnstrūmentum (“an i

From Middle English instrument, from Old French instrument, from Latin īnstrūmentum (“an implement, tool”),

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Forms

plural: instruments
Singularinstrument
Pluralinstruments

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

44 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • musical instrument
  • a musical instrument
  • an an instrument

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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