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instruction

/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/noun3 syllables

Instruction means: the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill.

Synonyms for instruction13

noun, as in the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

education, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity

noun, as in (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

command, statement, program line

noun, as in the profession of a teacher

teaching, pedagogy

noun, as in a message describing how something is to be done

also used for instruction

advice, counsel, indoctrination, information

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What does instruction mean?4

noun

1

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill“he received no formal education”

2

(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

3

the profession of a teacher“he prepared for teaching while still in college”

4

a message describing how something is to be done“he gave directions faster than she could follow them”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with instruction?14

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Instruction in a sentence

  • I checked every part according to the instruction book, but it did not run.unknown
  • From reading good books we can derive pleasure, friendship, experience and instruction.eastasiastudent
  • The cane works for training dogs, but people need instruction._undertoad
  • He who loves instruction loves knowledge, but whoever hates reproof is an ignoramus.AlanF_US
  • Consult the instruction manual before you do anything!Lebensfreude
  • You can download the instruction manual for the heat exchanger here.CM
  • Refer to the instruction manual if you need to fix the refrigerator.CK
  • This book implements a new system of instruction.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of instruction

as a noun

plural
instructions