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instruction en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréweti Proto-Italic *strowō Latin struō Latin īnstruō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin īnstrūctiō Old French instruccion Middle English instruccioun English instruction From Middle English instruccioun, from Old French instruccion, from Latin instructio; equivalent to instruct + -ion.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.
   • Students receive instruction in the arts and sciences.
   • Instruction will be provided on how to handle difficult customers.
   • Anstruther laughed good-naturedly. “[…] I shall take out half a dozen intelligent maistries from our Press and get them to give our villagers instruction when they begin work and when they are in the fields.” 1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 5, in Pulling the Strings:
2. (countable) An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished.
   • If my instructions may be your guide. c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]:
3. (countable) An order or command.
   • Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well. 1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:
4. (countable, in-plural, uncountable) A set of directions provided by a manufacturer for the users of a product or service.
5. (countable, in-plural, uncountable) 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.
   • I cannot act until I have taken instructions from my client.
6. (countable, uncountable) A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture.

Forms

Deriveds

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

Synonyms

indoctrination · information · counsel · teaching · instruction · advice · charge · education

Translations (172)

hi निदेश (order or command) · xal заавр (order or command) · gd teagasg (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · fi opastus (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · pt instrução (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · bg директива (order or command) · bg инструктаж (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · fa آموزش (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · hu utasítás (single operation of a processor) · it avvertenze (set of directions provided by a manufacturer) · sv instruktion (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · ru обуче́ние (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · ja 命令 (single operation of a processor) · fi opastus (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · ka ინსტრუქცია (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · ro învățătură (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · bg обучение (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · ka მითითება (order or command) · hu parancs (order or command) · sa शिक्षण (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · hi आदेश (order or command) · pt instrução (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · el κατάρτιση (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · it addestramento (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · rm instrucziun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · la doctrina (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · ru инстру́кция (single operation of a processor) · hu kiképzés (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · it manuale d'uso (set of directions provided by a manufacturer) · ka განკარგულება (order or command) · ro învățare (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · ka მითითება (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · eo instrukcio (order or command) · af instruksie (order or command) · el οδηγία (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · hi आदेश (single operation of a processor) · gd teagasg (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · fa دستور (order or command) · af instruksie (single operation of a processor) · de Assemblerbefehl (single operation of a processor) · ka დირექტივა (order or command) · sq udhëzues (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · ka სწავლება (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · hi उपदेश (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · bg инструкция (set of directions provided by a manufacturer) · el οδηγία (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · hi हुक्म (order or command) · sw agizo (order or command) · ro instrucțiune (single operation of a processor) · fr instruction (order or command) · it manuale (set of directions provided by a manufacturer) · ky нускама (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · he הוראה (single operation of a processor) · bg указание (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · it tirocinio (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · sv instruktion (single operation of a processor) · ro indicație (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · ja 使用説明 (set of directions provided by a manufacturer) · it bugiardino (set of directions provided by a manufacturer) · hi अनुदेश (order or command) · hu tanfolyam (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · id instruksi (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · it istruzioni d'uso (set of directions provided by a manufacturer) · fi opettaminen (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · el εντολή (single operation of a processor) · fr instruction (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · ro îndrumare (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · mr शिक्षण (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · sv instruktör (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · mr हुकूम (order or command) · nl onderwijs (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · ru наставле́ние (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · ru инструкта́ж (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · eo komando (order or command) · vi hướng dẫn (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · pt instrução (single operation of a processor) · da vejlederen (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · txb keklyauṣor (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · de Unterricht (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · it direttive (set of directions provided by a manufacturer) · cs instrukce (single operation of a processor) · ar أَمْر (single operation of a processor) · gd stiùireadh (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · nl aanwijzing (order or command) · ga treoir (single operation of a processor) · ms arahan (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · hi निर्देश (order or command) · de Anweisung (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · hi आज्ञा (order or command) · ro instrucțiune (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · sv skolväsen (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · fa فرمان (order or command) · hi शिक्षण (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · hu használati utasítás (set of directions provided by a manufacturer) · nl instructie (single operation of a processor) · ml നിർദ്ദേശം (order or command) · hu rendelkezés (order or command) · fi ohje (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · cmn 教導 /教导 (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · id instruksi (order or command) · bn তালিম (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · hi अनुदेश (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · sw agizo (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · ca instrucció (single operation of a processor) · ur اُپْدیش (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · sq udhëzim (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · fi käyttöohje (set of directions provided by a manufacturer) · hu utasítás (order or command) · fi käyttöohje (order or command) · he הוראה (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · bg инструкция (single operation of a processor) · gd stiùireadh (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · ja 説明書 (set of directions provided by a manufacturer) · hi तालीम (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · pau llach (order or command) · mr इंस्ट्रक्शन (single operation of a processor) · kk нұсқаулық (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · es instrucción (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · hi विज्ञप्ति (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · ru указа́ние (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · ru предписа́ние (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · ka ბრძანება (order or command) · ml നിർദ്ദേശം (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · sv undervisning (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · eo instruado (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · da vejledning (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · ca instrucció (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · mr सूचना (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · ka დარიგება (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · la īnstructiō (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · hu oktatás (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · af instruksies (set of directions provided by a manufacturer) · hi सूचना (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · ca encàrrec (order or command) · ro instruire (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · hu tanítás (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · cmn 指令 (order or command) · hu útmutatás (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · ja 指示 (order or command) · la disciplina (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · la auditio (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · it insegnamento (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · de Anweisung (order or command) · el εκπαίδευση (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · mr सूचना (set of directions provided by a manufacturer) · ru инстру́кция (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · ru инстру́кция (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · fa راهنمال (single operation of a processor) · fi ohjaaminen (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · ka ინსტრუქცია (order or command) · vi hướng dẫn (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · ga teagasc (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · ar تَعْلِيم (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · it istruzione (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · sw agizo (single operation of a processor) · sq udhëzim rendesë (order or command) · bg инструкция (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · id instruksi (single operation of a processor) · hu képzés (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · hi निर्देश (set of directions provided by a manufacturer) · ro învățământ (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · cmn 指令 (single operation of a processor) · egy s-b-sbA-A-i-i-t:Y1 (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · ga treoir (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · el εντολή (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · el συμβουλή (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · fi käsky (single operation of a processor) · fa آموزه (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · ru распоряже́ние (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed) · it istruzione (single operation of a processor) · af onderrig (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information) · no veiledning (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)