instruction

🇺🇸 /ɪnˈstrʌkʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˈstrʌkʃn/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-C2
noun
A2

steps that tell you how to do something

Follow the instruction to build the toy.

A2

something you are told to do

The teacher gave clear instruction to the class.

R

a command for a computer

The computer follows each instruction.

R

the act of teaching

The instruction helped me learn quickly.

adjective
R

giving steps or directions

Read the instruction page first.

translation

n. steps that tell you how to do something; something you are told to do; a command for a computer; the act of teaching
adj. giving steps or directions

Word Forms

Plural instructions