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tutorial

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌtjuːˈtɔːɹɪəl/ without the yod-coalescence
  • [ˌthjʊu̯ˈtɔːɹɪəl] without the yod-coalescence
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˌt͡ʃuːˈtɔːɹɪəl/ without the yod-coalescence
  • [ˌt͡ʃʊu̯ˈtɔːɹɪəl] without the yod-coalescence
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˌt͡ʃʉwˈtoːɹɪjəl/
  • /ˌtuˈtoɹiəl/
  • [ˌthʊu̯ˈtoɹiəl]
  • /ˌtuˈtɔɹiəl/
  • [ˌthʊu̯ˈtɔɹiəl]
  • /tʊˈtoɹiəl/
  • [thʊˈtoɹiəl]
  • /tʊˈtɔɹiəl/
  • [thʊˈtɔɹiəl]
  • /ˌtjʉːˈtoːɹɪəl/ without the yod-coalescence
  • /ˌt͡ʃʉːˈtoːɹɪəl/ yod-coalescence
  • Queensland Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • South-Asia: /ʈ(j)ʊˈʈorɪ.jəl/
  • rhymes with -ɔːɹiəl
  • CMU ARPABET: T UW0 T AO1 R IY0 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to a tutor; belonging to, or exercised by, a tutor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A self-paced learning exercise; a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed or convenience.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: education

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An interactive class taught by a tutor to students at university or college, individually or in small groups.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: education

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A video or text guide or instruction about a specific topic (generally a how-to).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

of or relating to tutors or tutoring

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • tutorial sessions

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

a session of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual or to a small number of students

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: session

History

Etymology

The adjective is from tutor (noun) + -ial, ultimately from Latin tūtor (“watcher, protector, defender”). The noun is transferred from the adjective.

Across languages

Translations

71 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: tutorial — of or pertaining to a tutor; belonging to, or exercised by, a tutor
  • Catalan: tutoria — self-paced learning exercise
  • Catalan: tutorial — self-paced learning exercise
  • Chinese Mandarin: 輔導 /辅导 (fǔdǎo) — self-paced learning exercise
  • Chinese Mandarin: 教程 (jiàochéng) — self-paced learning exercise
  • Chinese Mandarin: 指南 (zhǐnán) — self-paced learning exercise
  • Czech: tutoriál — self-paced learning exercise
  • Dutch: snelcursus — self-paced learning exercise
  • Dutch: tutorial — self-paced learning exercise
  • Dutch: handleiding — self-paced learning exercise
  • Esperanto: instruilo — self-paced learning exercise
  • Esperanto: lernilo — self-paced learning exercise
  • French: didacticiel — self-paced learning exercise
  • French: tutoriel — self-paced learning exercise
  • German: Anleitung — self-paced learning exercise
  • German: Übung — self-paced learning exercise
  • German: Tutorial — self-paced learning exercise
  • German: Tutorenkurs — self-paced learning exercise
  • Indonesian: tutorial — self-paced learning exercise
  • Irish: teagasc — self-paced learning exercise
  • Italian: esercitazione — self-paced learning exercise
  • Japanese: 学習用 (gakushūyō) — self-paced learning exercise
  • Japanese: チュートリアル (chūtoriaru) — self-paced learning exercise
  • Korean: 지도 (jido) — self-paced learning exercise
  • Korean: 지침 (jichim) — self-paced learning exercise
  • Korean: 안내 (annae) — self-paced learning exercise
  • Korean: 학습용 (hakseubyong) — self-paced learning exercise
  • Korean: 튜토리얼 (tyutorieol) — self-paced learning exercise
  • Macedonian: ве́жба (véžba) — self-paced learning exercise
  • Polish: samouczek — self-paced learning exercise
  • Polish: poradnik — self-paced learning exercise
  • Russian: посо́бие (posóbije) — self-paced learning exercise
  • Russian: уче́бник (učébnik) — self-paced learning exercise
  • Russian: руково́дство (rukovódstvo) — self-paced learning exercise
  • Russian: туто́риал (tutórial) — self-paced learning exercise
  • Serbo-Croatian: во̀дӣч — self-paced learning exercise
  • Serbo-Croatian: упу̀тство — self-paced learning exercise
  • Serbo-Croatian: у̏џбенӣк — self-paced learning exercise
  • Serbo-Croatian: vòdīč — self-paced learning exercise
  • Serbo-Croatian: upùtstvo — self-paced learning exercise
  • Serbo-Croatian: ȕdžbenīk — self-paced learning exercise
  • Spanish: tutoría — self-paced learning exercise
  • Spanish: tutorial — self-paced learning exercise
  • Swedish: handledning — self-paced learning exercise
  • Swedish: självstudie — self-paced learning exercise
  • Swedish: guide — self-paced learning exercise
  • Tigrinya: ሓጋዚ ስልጠና (ḥagazi səlṭäna) — self-paced learning exercise
  • Catalan: tutoria — interactive class taught by a tutor
  • Chinese Cantonese: 導修課 /导修课 (dou6 sau1 fo3) — interactive class taught by a tutor
  • Chinese Cantonese: 導修 /导修 (dou6 sau1) — interactive class taught by a tutor
  • Chinese Cantonese: tutor (tiu6 to1) — interactive class taught by a tutor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 導修課 /导修课 (dǎoxiūkè) — interactive class taught by a tutor
  • French: TD — interactive class taught by a tutor
  • German: Tutorium — interactive class taught by a tutor
  • Indonesian: tutorial — interactive class taught by a tutor
  • Irish: rang teagaisc — interactive class taught by a tutor
  • Irish: teagasc — interactive class taught by a tutor
  • Macedonian: ве́жба (véžba) — interactive class taught by a tutor
  • Macedonian: ве́жби (véžbi) — interactive class taught by a tutor
  • Malay: tutoran — interactive class taught by a tutor
  • Spanish: cursillo — interactive class taught by a tutor
  • Catalan: tutorial — computing: video that is basically a how-to
  • Dutch: tutorial — computing: video that is basically a how-to
  • French: tutoriel — computing: video that is basically a how-to
  • Galician: titorial — computing: video that is basically a how-to
  • German: Tutorial — computing: video that is basically a how-to
  • Italian: tutoriale — computing: video that is basically a how-to
  • Italian: tutorial — computing: video that is basically a how-to
  • Polish: tutorial — computing: video that is basically a how-to
  • Portuguese: tutorial — computing: video that is basically a how-to
  • Spanish: tutorial — computing: video that is basically a how-to