instruction
noun (an instruction, instructions; also instruction, no plural)
Everyday
- Instructions are words that tell you how to do something or what to do: «read the instructions». tree →
- An instruction is an order from someone in charge. tree →
- (formal) Instruction means teaching: «swimming instruction». tree →
- (computing) A single command a computer follows. tree →
In the lessons
Used every day in school («follow the instructions», «instructions on the worksheet»), in games, recipes, safety (fire drill instructions) and coding. In English lessons, «instruction writing» uses bossy verbs: «Mix», «Cut», «Add».
Examples
- Read the instructions carefully before you start. tree →
- Follow the instructions to build the model. tree →
- The lifeguard gave clear instructions. tree →
- We wrote instructions for making a sandwich. tree →
- The robot follows each instruction in order. tree →
- She received swimming instruction twice a week. tree →
- Crimthann absorbed instruction like a sponge and digested it as rapidly. tree →
Note
Usually plural for «how to» directions. Verb: instruct; noun: instructor. In maths, misreading an instruction («round to the nearest ten») is a common way to lose marks.
In Jewish tradition
It is often a translation of the Hebrew "musar" (discipline) or "torah" (teaching). It means guidance from God or from wise people about how to live.
Interpretation. Tradition links this to the Torah, which means "teaching." Proverbs praises instruction as the path of wisdom, and in Isaiah "seal the instruction" refers to preserving the prophet's teaching for his students.
Examples
- Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. (Writings PRO.8.33, JPS 1917) tree →
- Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest My words behind thee. (Writings PSA.50.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- 'Bind up the testimony, seal the instruction among My disciples.' (Prophets ISA.8.16, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Usually plural for «how to» directions. Verb: instruct; noun: instructor. In maths, misreading an instruction («round to the nearest ten») is a common way to lose marks.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «instruction» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «instruction» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «instruction» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «instruction» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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