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

Etymology

Origin of tutorial

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

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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I loved watching him fall in love with Eilish’s screen presence, especially that backstage beat when she gave Cameron a makeup tutorial of how to make her ice-blue eyes pop on camera.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 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

A few months and one tutorial from Anthropic’s Claude AI model later, Marks’s latest investment memo has the header “AI hurtles ahead.”

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026

During the ‘60s we were far better informed, though we did not have the internet. Some argue that the rise in interconnectivity has destroyed our culture. Just watch “Pluribus” if you need a tutorial.

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2026

After I had explained the whole Renee Albert tutorial fiasco, he had felt sorry for his pathetic eldest boy.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

Before activating my own Lightning Lane, I studied tutorials on Reddit and YouTube, where I learned that only suckers make a ride reservation and patiently wait for their designated time.

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

There are plenty of free budgeting apps, free balance-sheet templates, free retirement calculators and free YouTube tutorials.

From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026

On TikTok, she and other Utah MomTok pals shared footage of family togetherness, girls’ nights, makeup tutorials and choreographed dances.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026

Those nights, Jule put on headphones and curled up on her bed, practicing her accents from tutorials online.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

Related Words

• guide