tutorial

American  

[too-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, tyoo-] / tuˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-, tyu- /

adjective

1. pertaining to or exercised by a tutor.

   tutorial functions or authority.

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noun

1. a class in which a tutor gives intensive instruction in some subject to an individual student or a small group of students.

2. Computers.

   1. programmed instruction provided to a user at a computer terminal, often concerning the use of a particular software package and built into that package.

   2. a manual explaining how to use a particular software package or computer system.

tutorial British  

/ tjuːˈtɔːrɪəl /

noun

1. a period of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual student or to a small group of students

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adjective

1. of or relating to a tutor

Other Word Forms

• nontutorial adjective
• nontutorially adverb

Etymology

Origin of tutorial

1735–45; < Latin tūtōri ( us ) of a guardian + -al ¹

Example Sentences

It’s not the kind of place you’d expect an NFL coach to request a dinner tutorial from a future Hall of Fame receiver on the finer points of his release technique.

From Los Angeles Times

Initially she bought a few products to sell to friends, family and clients, funding them by running online make-up tutorials for £2 a ticket.

From BBC

We also received an exhaustive tutorial in the history of taste and of restorations executed to respond to that taste, with helpful diagrams for each exhibited work indicating what was old and what was added.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Let me give you a little tutorial on boxing," he said on X.

From BBC

The videos include make-up tutorials, gaming sessions and family holidays.

From BBC

Related Words

• guide