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