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/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/
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IH2 N S T R AH1 K SH AH0 N
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The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
Students receive instruction in the arts and sciences. Instruction will be provided on how to handle difficult customers.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Antonyms: none provided
An order or command.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A set of directions provided by a manufacturer for the users of a product or service.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, in-plural, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, in-plural, uncountable
Topics: law
Examples
I cannot act until I have taken instructions from my client.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he received no formal education our instruction was carefully programmed good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: education, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: activity
Narrower terms: coeducation, continuing education, course, course of study, course of instruction, class, elementary education, extension, extension service, university extension, extracurricular activity, higher education, secondary education, team teaching, work-study program
the profession of a teacher
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he prepared for teaching while still in college pedagogy is recognized as an important profession
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: teaching, pedagogy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: education
Narrower terms: catechesis, catechetical instruction, language teaching, teaching reading, schooling, indoctrination, tutelage, tuition, tutorship, lesson, sleep-learning, hypnopedia, spoonfeeding, lecture, lecturing
(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: command, statement, program line
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: code, computer code
Narrower terms: call, command line, link, macro, macro instruction, system error, toggle
a message describing how something is to be done
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he gave directions faster than she could follow them
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: direction
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: message, content, subject matter, substance
Narrower terms: rule, prescript, rubric, misdirection, address, destination, name and address, markup, prescription, recipe, formula, stage direction, style, system command
From Middle English instruccioun, from Old French instruccion, from Latin instructio; equivalent to instruct + -ion.
Across languages
Translations 168 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans :
onderrig
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Albanian :
udhëzim
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Arabic :
تَعْلِيم
(taʕlīm)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Bengali :
তালিম
(talim)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Bulgarian :
обучение
(obučenie)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Bulgarian :
инструктаж
(instruktaž)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Catalan :
instrucció
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Chinese Mandarin :
教導 /教导
(jiàodǎo)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Danish :
vejledning
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Dutch :
onderwijs
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Egyptian :
s-b-sbA-A-i-i-t:Y1
(sbꜣyt)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Esperanto :
instruado
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Finnish :
opastus
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Finnish :
opettaminen
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Finnish :
ohjaaminen
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
French :
instruction
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Georgian :
სწავლება
(sc̣avleba)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Georgian :
დარიგება
(darigeba)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
German :
Unterricht
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Greek :
οδηγία
(odigía)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Greek :
εκπαίδευση
(ekpaídefsi)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Greek :
εντολή
(entolí)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Greek :
κατάρτιση
(katártisi)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Hebrew :
הוראה
(Hora'ah)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Hindi :
उपदेश
(updeś)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Hindi :
शिक्षण
(śikṣaṇ)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Hindi :
तालीम
(tālīm)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Hungarian :
útmutatás
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Hungarian :
oktatás
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Hungarian :
tanítás
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Hungarian :
képzés
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Hungarian :
kiképzés
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Hungarian :
tanfolyam
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Indonesian :
instruksi
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Irish :
teagasc
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Italian :
istruzione
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Italian :
addestramento
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Italian :
insegnamento
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Italian :
tirocinio
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Kazakh :
нұсқаулық
(nūsqaulyq)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Kyrgyz :
нускама
(nuskama)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Latin :
īnstructiō
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Latin :
doctrina
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Latin :
disciplina
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Latin :
auditio
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Malay :
arahan
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Malayalam :
നിർദ്ദേശം
(niṟddēśaṁ)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Marathi :
शिक्षण
(śikṣaṇ)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Norwegian :
veiledning
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Persian :
آموزه
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Persian :
آموزش
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Portuguese :
instrução
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Romanian :
instruire
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Romanian :
învățare
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Romanian :
învățământ
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Romansh :
instrucziun
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Russian :
инстру́кция
(instrúkcija)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Russian :
инструкта́ж
(instruktáž)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Russian :
наставле́ние
(nastavlénije)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Russian :
обуче́ние
(obučénije)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Sanskrit :
शिक्षण
(śikṣaṇa)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Scottish Gaelic :
stiùireadh
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Scottish Gaelic :
teagasg
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Swahili :
agizo
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Swedish :
instruktion
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Swedish :
undervisning
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Swedish :
skolväsen
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Tocharian B :
keklyauṣor
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Urdu :
اُپْدیش
(updeś)
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Vietnamese :
hướng dẫn
— act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information
Albanian :
udhëzues
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Bulgarian :
инструкция
(instrukcija)
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Bulgarian :
указание
(ukazanie)
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Danish :
vejlederen
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Finnish :
opastus
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Finnish :
ohje
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Georgian :
მითითება
(mititeba)
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Georgian :
ინსტრუქცია
(insṭrukcia)
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
German :
Anweisung
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Greek :
οδηγία
(odigía)
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Greek :
συμβουλή
(symvoulí)
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Hindi :
सूचना
(sūcnā)
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Hindi :
विज्ञप्ति
(vijñapti)
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Irish :
treoir
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Marathi :
सूचना
(sūcnā)
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Portuguese :
instrução
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Romanian :
instrucțiune
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Romanian :
indicație
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Romanian :
învățătură
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Romanian :
îndrumare
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Russian :
инстру́кция
(instrúkcija)
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Russian :
указа́ние
(ukazánije)
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Russian :
предписа́ние
(predpisánije)
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Russian :
распоряже́ние
(rasporjažénije)
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Scottish Gaelic :
stiùireadh
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Scottish Gaelic :
teagasg
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Spanish :
instrucción
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Swedish :
instruktör
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Vietnamese :
hướng dẫn
— that which instructs, or with which one is instructed
Afrikaans :
instruksie
— order or command
Albanian :
udhëzim rendesë
— order or command
Bulgarian :
директива
(direktiva)
— order or command
Catalan :
encàrrec
— order or command
Chinese Mandarin :
指令
(zhǐlìng)
— order or command
Dutch :
aanwijzing
— order or command
Esperanto :
komando
— order or command
Esperanto :
instrukcio
— order or command
Finnish :
käyttöohje
— order or command
French :
instruction
— order or command
Georgian :
ინსტრუქცია
(insṭrukcia)
— order or command
Georgian :
ბრძანება
(brʒaneba)
— order or command
Georgian :
დირექტივა
(direkṭiva)
— order or command
Georgian :
განკარგულება
(ganḳarguleba)
— order or command
Georgian :
მითითება
(mititeba)
— order or command
German :
Anweisung
— order or command
Hindi :
आदेश
(ādeś)
— order or command
Hindi :
निर्देश
(nirdeś)
— order or command
Hindi :
निदेश
(nideś)
— order or command
Hindi :
आज्ञा
(ājñā)
— order or command
Hindi :
हुक्म
(hukma)
— order or command
Hungarian :
utasítás
— order or command
Hungarian :
rendelkezés
— order or command
Hungarian :
parancs
— order or command
Indonesian :
instruksi
— order or command
Japanese :
指示
(shiji)
— order or command
Kalmyk :
заавр
(zaavr)
— order or command
Malayalam :
നിർദ്ദേശം
(niṟddēśaṁ)
— order or command
Marathi :
हुकूम
(hukūm)
— order or command
Palauan :
llach
— order or command
Persian :
دستور
— order or command
Persian :
فرمان
— order or command
Swahili :
agizo
— order or command
Afrikaans :
instruksie
— single operation of a processor
Bulgarian :
инструкция
(instrukcija)
— single operation of a processor
Catalan :
instrucció
— single operation of a processor
Chinese Mandarin :
指令
(zhǐlìng)
— single operation of a processor
Czech :
instrukce
— single operation of a processor
Dutch :
instructie
— single operation of a processor
Finnish :
käsky
— single operation of a processor
German :
Assemblerbefehl
— single operation of a processor
Greek :
εντολή
(entolí)
— single operation of a processor
Hebrew :
הוראה
(Hora'ah)
— single operation of a processor
Hindi :
आदेश
(ādeś)
— single operation of a processor
Hungarian :
utasítás
— single operation of a processor
Indonesian :
instruksi
— single operation of a processor
Irish :
treoir
— single operation of a processor
Italian :
istruzione
— single operation of a processor
Marathi :
इंस्ट्रक्शन
(iusṭrakśan)
— single operation of a processor
Persian :
راهنمال
— single operation of a processor
Portuguese :
instrução
— single operation of a processor
Romanian :
instrucțiune
— single operation of a processor
Russian :
инстру́кция
(instrúkcija)
— single operation of a processor
Swahili :
agizo
— single operation of a processor
Swedish :
instruktion
— single operation of a processor
Afrikaans :
instruksies
— set of directions provided by a manufacturer
Bulgarian :
инструкция
(instrukcija)
— set of directions provided by a manufacturer
Finnish :
käyttöohje
— set of directions provided by a manufacturer
Hindi :
निर्देश
(nirdeś)
— set of directions provided by a manufacturer
Hungarian :
használati utasítás
— set of directions provided by a manufacturer
Italian :
bugiardino
— set of directions provided by a manufacturer
Italian :
istruzioni d'uso
— set of directions provided by a manufacturer
Italian :
manuale d'uso
— set of directions provided by a manufacturer
Italian :
manuale
— set of directions provided by a manufacturer
Italian :
avvertenze
— set of directions provided by a manufacturer
Italian :
direttive
— set of directions provided by a manufacturer
Japanese :
説明書
(setsumei-sho)
— set of directions provided by a manufacturer
Japanese :
使用説明
(shiyō setsumei)
— set of directions provided by a manufacturer
Marathi :
सूचना
(sūcnā)
— set of directions provided by a manufacturer
