Instruction — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a message describing how something is to be done

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnstɹˈʌkʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnstɹˈʌkʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnstɹˈʌkʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnstɹˈʌkʃən/.

Examples

he gave directions faster than she could follow them
he received no formal education
our instruction was carefully programmed

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

education educational activity statement direction program line command pedagogy didactics teaching

Parts of Speech

noun	a message describing how something is to be done “he gave directions faster than she could follow them”
noun	the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill “he received no formal education”
noun	the profession of a teacher “he prepared for teaching while still in college”
noun	(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

Word Forms

instructional	adjective	of or relating to or used in instruction
educational	adjective	providing knowledge
educationist	noun	a specialist in the theory of education
educationalist	noun	a specialist in the theory of education
educate	verb	give an education to
instruct	verb	impart skills or knowledge to
teach	verb	impart skills or knowledge to
pedagogic	adjective	of or relating to pedagogy
pedagogical	adjective	of or relating to pedagogy
didactical	adjective	instructive (especially excessively)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anweisung

eine Nachricht, die beschreibt, wie etwas zu tun ist

🇪🇸Spanish

instrucción

un mensaje que describe cómo se debe hacer algo

🇮🇹Italian

istruzione

un messaggio che descrive come deve essere fatto qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

instructie

een bericht waarin wordt beschreven hoe iets moet worden gedaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

instrução

uma mensagem descrevendo como algo deve ser feito

🇷🇺Russian

инструкция

сообщение, описывающее, как что-то должно быть сделано

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुदेश

कोई कार्य कैसे करना है इसका वर्णन करने वाला संदेश

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্দেশ

একটি বার্তা বর্ণনা করে যে কিভাবে কিছু করতে হবে

🇮🇳Tamil

அறிவுறுத்தல்

எப்படிச் செய்ய வேண்டும் என்பதை விவரிக்கும் செய்தி

🇮🇳Telugu

సూచన

ఏదైనా ఎలా చేయాలో వివరించే సందేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

सूचना

काहीतरी कसे करायचे याचे वर्णन करणारा संदेश

🇮🇳Gujarati

સૂચના

કંઈક કેવી રીતે કરવું તે વર્ણવતો સંદેશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೂಚನೆ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಹೇಗೆ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸುವ ಸಂದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർദ്ദേശം

ഒരു കാര്യം എങ്ങനെ ചെയ്യണമെന്ന് വിവരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സന്ദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਦਾਇਤ

ਇੱਕ ਸੁਨੇਹਾ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਕੁਝ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਣਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہدایت

ایک پیغام جس میں بتایا گیا ہے کہ کچھ کیسے کرنا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

操作说明

描述如何做某事的消息

🇯🇵Japanese

命令

何かがどのように行われるかを説明するメッセージ

🇰🇷Korean

지침

어떤 일을 어떻게 해야 하는지 설명하는 메시지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chỉ dẫn

một thông điệp mô tả cách một cái gì đó được thực hiện

🇹🇭Thai

คำแนะนำ

ข้อความอธิบายว่าจะทำอะไรบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

petunjuk

pesan yang menjelaskan bagaimana sesuatu harus dilakukan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtuturo

isang mensahe na naglalarawan kung paano gagawin ang isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

arahan

mesej yang menerangkan cara sesuatu itu dilakukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعليمات

رسالة تصف كيفية القيام بشيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

دستورالعمل

پیامی که نحوه انجام کاری را توضیح می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

talimat

bir şeyin nasıl yapılacağını açıklayan bir mesaj

🇮🇱Hebrew

הוֹרָאָה

הודעה המתארת כיצד יש לעשות משהו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'instruction'?

The primary meaning of 'instruction' is 'a message describing how something is to be done'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'instruction' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'instruction' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'instruction' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'instruction' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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Do you find 'instruction' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'instruction' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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