English Explanatory Dictionary

instruction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.
  2. An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished.
  3. An order or command.
  4. A set of directions provided by a manufacturer for the users of a product or service.
  5. The directions given by a client to their lawyer in relation to a particular legal matter, which govern the purpose and scope of their work.
  6. A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/ en-us-instruction.ogg

Word forms

instruction instructions

Etymology

From Middle English instruccioun, from Old French instruccion, from Latin instructio; equivalent to instruct + -ion.

Synonyms

instruction advice counsel education indoctrination information teaching

Derived words

absolute instruction instructional instruction cycle instructionless instruction set architecture instruction time machine instruction macroinstruction malinstruction medium of instruction microinstruction misinstruction nanoinstruction noninstruction ostrich instruction overinstruction postinstruction preinstruction pseudoinstruction reinstruction subinstruction teleinstruction universal design for instruction

Translations

Albanian: udhëzues Bulgarian: инструкция Bulgarian: указание Danish: vejlederen Finnish: opastus Finnish: ohje Georgian: მითითება Georgian: ინსტრუქცია German: Anweisung Greek: οδηγία Greek: συμβουλή Hindi: सूचना Hindi: विज्ञप्ति Irish: treoir Marathi: सूचना Portuguese: instrução Romanian: instrucțiune Romanian: indicație Romanian: învățătură Romanian: îndrumare Russian: инстру́кция Russian: указа́ние Russian: предписа́ние Russian: распоряже́ние Scottish Gaelic: stiùireadh Scottish Gaelic: teagasg Spanish: instrucción Swedish: instruktör Vietnamese: hướng dẫn
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