instruction

Meaning

  1. (uncountable) The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.
  2. (countable) An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished.
  3. (countable) An order or command.
  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.
  6. (countable, uncountable) A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture.

Synonyms

teaching
B2
order
A1
command
B1
education
B2
direction
B1
advice
B1
directive
C2
guidance
C1
training
B1
pedagogy
precept
directions
C1
mandate
C2
prescription
C1
statement
B1

educational activity

counsel
B2
brief
B2
schooling
C2
behest
31k
lessons
B2
indication
C1
injunction
C2
tuition
C1
tutelage
48k
enlightenment
C2
bidding
C1
rule
B1
commandment
C2
manual
C1
doctrine
C2
classes
B2
didactics
learning
B2
instruct
C2
information
A2
indicate
C1
initiation
C2
exhortation
admonition
knowledge
B1
decree
C2
briefing
C1
course
A1
summons
C2
specification
commission
B2
show
A1
utterance
prescript
Translations

instruction
istruzione
Anweisung
instrucción
Unterricht
enseignement
instrução
instructie
onderwijs
Befehl
insegnamento
enseñanza
educazione

Instruktion

Anordnung
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
instruccioun
In summary

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

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