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in·struc·tion
(ĭn-strŭk′shən)n.
1. The act, practice, or profession of instructing: math instruction.
2.
a. Imparted knowledge: We sought further instruction in a more advanced class.
b. An imparted or acquired item of knowledge: The judge gave the jury an instruction in how the law defines an accomplice.
3.
a. often instructions An authoritative direction to be obeyed; an order: had instructions to be home by midnight.
b. instructions Detailed directions about how to do something: read the instructions for assembly.
4. Computers A sequence of bits that tells a central processing unit to perform a particular operation and can contain data to be used in the operation.
in·struc′tion·al adj.
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instruction
(ɪnˈstrʌkʃən)n
1. a direction; order
2. the process or act of imparting knowledge; teaching; education
3. (Computer Science) computing a part of a program consisting of a coded command to the computer to perform a specified function
inˈstructional adj
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in•struc•tion
(ɪnˈstrʌk ʃən)n.
1. the act or practice of instructing or teaching; education.
2. knowledge or information imparted.
3. an item of such knowledge or information.
4. Usu., instructions. orders or directions.
5. the act of furnishing with authoritative directions.
6. a computer command.
[1375–1425; Middle English < Latin]
in•struc′tion•al, adj.
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instruction
- catechism, catechumen - Catechism comes from Latin catechismus, "instruction by word of mouth," and is literally a series of questions and answers; a catechumen is a young Christian preparing for confirmation.
- disciple, discipline - Disciple comes from a Latin word meaning "learner" and discipline comes from one meaning "instruction, knowledge."
- document - First meant "instruction" or "evidence," whether written or not.
- lore - Originally meant "the act of teaching" or a "piece of instruction, lesson."
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| Noun | 1. |  instruction - a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"rule - any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic" rubric - directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book) misdirection - incorrect directions or instructions name and address, destination, address - written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location markup - detailed stylistic instructions for typesetting something that is to be printed; manual markup is usually written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be set in italics) prescription - directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success" rule - directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess" stage direction - an instruction written as part of the script of a play style - editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display system command - a computer user's instruction (not part of a program) that calls for action by the computer's executive program |
| 2. |  instruction - the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" education - the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) classroom project - a school task requiring considerable effort classwork - the part of a student's work that is done in the classroom lesson - a task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today" coeducation - education of men and women in the same institutions continuing education - a program of instruction designed primarily for adult students who participate part-time course, course of instruction, course of study, class - education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes" elementary education - education in elementary subjects (reading and writing and arithmetic) provided to young students at a grade school extension service, university extension, extension - an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students extracurricular activity - educational activities not falling within the scope of the regular curriculum higher education - education provided by a college or university secondary education - education beyond the elementary grades; provided by a high school or college preparatory school team teaching - a method of coordinated classroom teaching involving a team of teachers working together with a single group of students work-study program - an educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study point system - a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules education - the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's" academic program - (education) a program of education in liberal arts and sciences (usually in preparation for higher education) Department of Education, Education Department, Education - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 tuition, tuition fee - a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education); "tuition and room and board were more than $25,000" | |
| 3. |  instruction - the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"education - the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) catechesis - oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation) catechetical instruction - teaching religious principles by questions and answers language teaching - teaching people to speak and understand a foreign language teaching reading - teaching beginners to read schooling - the act of teaching at school indoctrination - teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically lesson - a unit of instruction; "he took driving lessons" hypnopedia, sleep-learning - teaching during sleep (as by using recordings to teach a foreign language to someone who is asleep) spoonfeeding - teaching in an overly simplified way that discourages independent thought | |
| 4. | instruction - (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures computer code, code - (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions computer program, computer programme, programme, program - (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code" call - an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed" command line - commands that a user types in order to run an application link - (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list macro, macro instruction - a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language system error - an instruction that is either not recognized by an operating system or is in violation of the procedural rules toggle - any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time |
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instruction
noun
1. order, ruling, command, rule, demand, direction, regulation, dictate, decree, mandate, directive, injunction, behest No reason for this instruction was given.
2. teaching, schooling, training, classes, grounding, education, coaching, lesson(s), discipline, preparation, drilling, guidance, tutoring, tuition, enlightenment, apprenticeship, tutorials, tutelage Each candidate is given instruction in safety.
plural noun
1. information, rules, advice, directions, recommendations, guidance, specifications This book gives instructions for making a variety of hand creams.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
instruction
noun1. The act, process, or art of imparting knowledge and skill:
2. Known facts, ideas, and skill that have been imparted:
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Translations
إعطاء تَعْليماتتَعْليم، تَدْريبتَعليمات ،إرشادات، تَوجيهات
instrukcelekcenávodpokynpříkaz
beskedinstruktionundervisningvejledning
ohjeopastus
fyrirmælikennsla, tilsögnleiîbeiningar
návodpokyn
navodilo
instruction
[ɪnˈstrʌkʃən]A. N
1. (= teaching) → instrucción f, enseñanza f
to give sb instruction in mathematics/fencing → dar clases de matemáticas/esgrima a algn, enseñar matemáticas/esgrima a algn
to give sb instruction in mathematics/fencing → dar clases de matemáticas/esgrima a algn, enseñar matemáticas/esgrima a algn
2. (= order) → orden f
to give sb instructions to do sth → dar órdenes or instrucciones a algn de que haga algo
I gave him strict instructions not to touch it → le di órdenes estrictas de que no lo tocara
we have given instructions for the transfer of funds → hemos cursado órdenes para la transferencia de fondos
instructions for use → modo msing de empleo
on the instructions of → por orden de
to give sb instructions to do sth → dar órdenes or instrucciones a algn de que haga algo
I gave him strict instructions not to touch it → le di órdenes estrictas de que no lo tocara
we have given instructions for the transfer of funds → hemos cursado órdenes para la transferencia de fondos
instructions for use → modo msing de empleo
on the instructions of → por orden de
3. (Comput) → instrucción f
B. CPD instruction book, instruction manual N → manual m de instrucciones
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
instruction
[ɪnˈstrʌkʃən] n
(= teaching) → instruction f
to give sb instruction in sth → enseigner qch à qn
We were given instruction in safety techniques → On nous a enseigné les techniques de sécurité.
to give sb instruction in sth → enseigner qch à qn
We were given instruction in safety techniques → On nous a enseigné les techniques de sécurité.
(= directive, order) → instruction f
instructions npl
(= orders) → instructions fpl
to give sb instructions to do sth → donner des instructions à qn afin qu'il fasse qch
to give sb instructions to do sth → donner des instructions à qn afin qu'il fasse qch
(= guidelines) → instructions fpl; (written: in booklet etc) → mode m d'emploi
Always read the instructions → Lisez toujours le mode d'emploi.
instructions for use → mode m d'emploi
instructions on how to do sth → des instructions sur la manière de faire qch
Always read the instructions → Lisez toujours le mode d'emploi.
instructions for use → mode m d'emploi
instructions on how to do sth → des instructions sur la manière de faire qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
instruction
n
(= teaching) → Unterricht m; course of instruction → Lehrgang m; to give somebody instruction in fencing → jdm Fechtunterricht erteilen
(= order, command) → Anweisung f, → Instruktion f; (of jury) → Belehrung f, → Instruktion f; what were your instructions? → welche Instruktionen or Anweisungen hatten Sie?; on whose instructions did you do that? → auf wessen Anweisung or Anordnung haben Sie das getan?; instructions for use → Gebrauchsanweisung f, → Gebrauchsanleitung f; instruction manual (Tech) → Bedienungsanleitung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
instruction
[ɪnˈstrʌkʃ/ən] na. (teaching) → istruzione f
b. instructions npl (orders, directions) → istruzioni fpl
to give sb instructions (to do sth) → dare istruzioni a qn (di fare qc)
instructions for use → istruzioni per l'uso
to give sb instructions (to do sth) → dare istruzioni a qn (di fare qc)
instructions for use → istruzioni per l'uso
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
instruct
(inˈstrakt) verb1. to teach or train (a person in a subject or skill). Girls as well as boys should be instructed in woodwork.
2. to order or direct (a person especially to do something). He was instructed to come here at nine o'clock; I have already instructed you how to cook the meat.
inˈstruction (-ʃən) noun1. the act of instructing (especially in a school subject or a skill) or the process of being instructed. She sometimes gives instruction in gymnastics.
2. an order or direction. You must learn to obey instructions.
3. (in plural) (a book etc giving) directions, eg about the use of a machine etc. Could I look at the instructions, please?
inˈstructive (-tiv) adjective giving knowledge or information. He gave an instructive talk about electrical repair work.
inˈstructively adverbinˈstructiveness noun
inˈstructor – feminine inˈstructress – noun
a person who gives instruction (in a skill etc). a ski-instructor.
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