instruction

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #10928

Meanings

1

noun
A piece of information telling you how to do or use something.

Follow the instructions on the package carefully.
2

noun
The act of teaching something to someone.

Students receive instruction in maths and science.
3

noun
An order or command to do something.

The soldiers waited for further instructions.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a piece of information... direction

2 noun · the act of teaching... education teaching

3 noun · an order or command to do... command

More advice counselindoctrinationinformation

Word family

Forms instructions

Derived forms instructionalinstructionlessmacroinstructionmalinstructionmicroinstructionmisinstructionnanoinstructionnoninstructionoverinstructionpostinstructionpreinstructionpseudoinstruction

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Phrases (1)

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macro instruction
one computer instruction that expands into a sequence of lower-level instructions

Adjective + noun

Proverbs (2)

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Etymology

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

instruccioun Middle English instruccion Old French instructio Latin

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# instruction

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 10928

## Meanings
1. A piece of information telling you how to do or use something.
2. The act of teaching something to someone.
3. An order or command to do something.

## Examples
- Follow the instructions on the package carefully.
- Students receive instruction in maths and science.
- The soldiers waited for further instructions.

## Synonyms
- advice
- counsel
- education
- indoctrination
- information
- teaching

## Derived Forms
- instructional
- instructionless
- macroinstruction
- malinstruction
- microinstruction
- misinstruction
- nanoinstruction
- noninstruction
- overinstruction
- postinstruction
- preinstruction
- pseudoinstruction

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: instruccioun
- Root: instruccion
- Root: instructio

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

## AI Etymology
Instruction comes from Middle English instruccioun, from Old French instruccion, from Latin instructio; equivalent to instruct + -ion. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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