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in·struc·tion

Pronounced:

/ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/Listen to audio

Function:

noun

Inflected forms:

plural in·struc·tions

Meaning:

1 [count] a : a statement that describes how to do something You should read each instruction carefully.usually plural Our teacher gave us instructions for building the model. = Our teacher gave us instructions on how to build the model. The manual provides complete/detailed instructions [=directions] for installing the software. an instruction manual b : an order or command Their instruction was to deliver the package by five o'clock.usually plural We had instructions not to admit anyone. I gave you explicit instructions to be here by six o'clock. Don't you know how to follow instructions? [=directions] I did everything according to your instructions.
2 [noncount] : the action or process of teaching : the act of instructing someone The after-school program offers/provides reading instruction to students who need it.often + in The students are receiving instruction in algebra.
3 [count] computers : a set of letters, numbers, etc., that tells a computer to do something The computer can handle one million instructions per second.
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