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tutorial

tutorial

4.3
About teaching by a tutor or in small group sessions
  • adjective
  • /tjuˈtɔːriəl/
translation icon : tutorial
  • She attended a tutorial session that helped her understand complex mathematical concepts.

He stayed late making the most of the tutorial system, of which the UN was so proud.

Examples

  • After watching the tutorial, I felt more confident in my ability to use the software.

  • The tutorial videos provided clear instructions for learning to code in Python.

  • And let's jump to the tutorial Tryon part of this video.

  • He wrote three books of tutorial stuff on geometry.

Synonyms

instructional
vstutorial
34 3.4

To teach or show how to do something

is specific to sessions led by a tutor to teach a particular skill

Compounds

slime tutorial
  • Texting
4.3

A video or online guide that shows how to make slime

How Personal

tutorial
4.3
workshop
175 3.3
seminar
209 3.7
class
1.0
lecture
365 3.1

Surface Forms

tutorial positive

Morphology

tutorial = tutor (transparent) = tutor + ial

Clear derivation from 'tutor' + the adjectival suffix '-ial' meaning 'relating to a tutor'.

Etymology

Tutorial comes from the word tutor, which means 'guardian' or 'one who watches over'. So tutorial as an adjective means 'relating to a tutor' or to teaching help.