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instructiondetailed information about how something should be done or operated

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: detailed information about how something should be done or operated

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/

Korean meaning: 지시, 설명서, 사용법

Korean pronunciation: 인**스트럭**션

Example Sentences

  • The cooking instruction said 'add salt to taste,' but my taste buds are apparently broken.
  • Students must follow the teacher's instructions carefully during the laboratory experiment.
  • He ignored the GPS instructions and ended up in a cornfield instead of the shopping mall.

instruction

NOUN

//ɪnˈstrʌkʃən//

detailed information about how something should be done or operated

instruction concept
💡 Concept

A chef gives detailed cooking instruction to an attentive student

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instruction rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Follow instruction for construction, not destruction!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootstruct
Suffix--tion

Origin

From Latin 'instructio' meaning 'arrangement' or 'construction,' derived from 'instruere' meaning 'to build up' or 'to arrange,' which combines 'in-' (in) and 'struere' (to build or arrange).

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🎵Rhyme

constructiondestructionreduction
construction
destruction
reduction

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The cooking instruction said 'add salt to taste,' but my taste buds are apparently broken.

Students must follow the teacher's instructions carefully during the laboratory experiment.

😄 Fun example

He ignored the GPS instructions and ended up in a cornfield instead of the shopping mall.

😄 Fun example

The assembly instructions for this furniture look like they were written in ancient hieroglyphics.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

directionguidanceteachingtrainingeducation

Antonyms

confusionmisguidance

Related

instructinstructorinstructionalconstructionstructure