instructions
English meaning: Instructions
Definition
The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with information or knowledge.
Example
“Instruction will be provided on how to handle difficult customers.”
Another example: “He ignored the assembly instructions and ended up with extra screws.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Plural of 'instruction'; commonly means directions for doing something ('follow the instructions', 'assembly instructions'), or the act of teaching. Also a technical term in computing (a CPU 'instruction'). Neutral register.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'instructio' (a building, arrangement, teaching), from 'instruere' (to build, equip, teach); in English from the 14th century.
Synonyms
- directions
- guidelines
- orders
- directives
- guidance
Related Words
Common Collocations
- follow the instructions
- assembly instructions
- step-by-step instructions
- detailed instructions
- clear instructions
- safety instructions
Word Forms
instruction (sing); instructions (pl); instruct (v); instructor (n)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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- English
- English
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- Indo-European
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