Meaning

6 senses
  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.

    Unterricht

    инстру́кцияinstrúkcija, инструкта́жinstruktáž, наставле́ниеnastavlénije

    the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

  2. (countable)An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished.

  3. (countable)An order or command.

    Anweisung

  4. (countable, in the plural, uncountable)A set of directions provided by a manufacturer for the users of a product or service.

  5. (countable, in the 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.

    Anweisung

    инстру́кцияinstrúkcija, указа́ниеukazánije, предписа́ниеpredpisánije

  6. (countable, uncountable)A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture.

    Assemblerbefehl

    инстру́кцияinstrúkcija

Examples

376 sentences
  1. Did Tom give any other instructions?

    Том дав ще якісь інструкції?

    ruТом давал еще какие-нибудь инструкции?

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  2. I haven't yet read the instructions.

    Я ще не прочитав інструкції.

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  3. I haven't read the instructions yet.

    Я ще не прочитав інструкції.

    deIch habe die Anleitung noch nicht gelesen.

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  4. Tom hasn't yet read the instructions.

    Том ще не читав інструкцію.

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  5. Why don't you read the instructions?

    Чому б тобі не почитати інструкції?

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information:
that which instructs, or with which one is instructed:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information:
order or command:
single operation of a processor:

Origin

From Middle English instruccioun, from Old French instruccion, from Latin instructio; equi

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

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Forms

plural: instructions
Singularinstruction
Pluralinstructions

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

21 related words

Collocations

5 patterns
  • read the instructions
  • the instructions carefully
  • instructions carefully
  • detailed instructions
  • the instructions were

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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