tutorial

American  

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

adjective

1. pertaining to or exercised by a tutor.

   tutorial functions or authority.

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noun

• tutorials
  plural

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

Derived Forms

• nontutorial
  adjective
• nontutorially
  adverb

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• tutorials
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of tutorial

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

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Explanation

A tutorial is a teaching session given to one student or a small group of students. If you are stuck in a class, you could use a tutorial. Teachers lead classes, but tutors are educators who also help students, usually one-on-one. Tutors don’t give grades: they just try to help or coach students. A session given by a tutor is called a tutorial. A tutorial could be a one-on-one session in a tutoring center or elsewhere. A tutorial could also be a small group led by a tutor, in which the tutor helps the whole group with math, history, or another topic.

Example Sentences

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Other events include a hair and makeup tutorial with Academy Award winners Joel Harlow and Howard Berger, and photo ops with many a classic Universal monster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Instead, when I didn’t complete the tutorial, the algorithm canceled my classes.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

In addition to being an inadvertent tutorial on production design, “A Woman of Substance” feels a bit dated, in a way it certainly wouldn’t have 40 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

"Curiosity got the better of me and I watched a tutorial… Not that I needed it at all at the time."

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

The librarian gave us a gardening tutorial the other day.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

It felt both novel and immediately familiar — a post-pandemic child of all those sourdough starters and focaccia tutorials, but also just the latest person to rediscover an old truth.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

One Gulf War veteran with a YouTube channel advertises “Secret Strategies for Winning Big with VA Disability Claims” and charges for “boot camp” tutorials to boost disability ratings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

I’ve gone down the rabbit hole of chess tutorials on TikTok and YouTube that teach me how to play better.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

His ideas grew more ambitious, but he didn't have the equipment, money or manpower to film them - so taught himself animation using YouTube tutorials.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

Aunt Melissa left us a box of craft supplies and a few DIY videos, but I haven’t watched any of the tutorials.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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