noun
instruction
ihn-STRUHK-shuhn
noun
1
A statement telling someone what to do, or a set of such statements.
"Read the instructions before assembling the shelf."
2
The act or process of teaching.
"The course includes ten hours of hands-on instruction."
3
(computing) A single basic operation carried out by a computer processor.
"The chip can execute billions of instructions per second."
How to Use Instruction
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a directive telling you what to do, or the teaching process itself.
Common pairings
follow instructions
give instructions
under instruction
Word Forms
instructions plural
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