We need some formal instruction in literature.
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Instruction
//ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən//
Synonyms for "instruction" (177 found)
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Closest matches (36)
Strong matches (53)
Related words (88)
informationinjunctioninstructionsintelligenceknowknowledgelearninglecturelecture-demonstrationlessonlessonsliberal educationlightmentionmessagemonitionmoralmoral lessonmoralitymoralization
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noticenotificationobject lessonopinionorderorientationparleypedagogicspedagogypreachmentpreceptpreparationprescriptprescriptionpresentationprivate teachingprogrammed instructionpromotional materialproofproposalpublicationpublicityrecitalrecitationrecommendationreeducationregulationreleaseremonstrancereportruleschoolingscoopself-instructionself-teachingsermonset tasksidelightskull sessionsophisticationspoon-feedingstatementstore of knowledgesuggestiontalktaskteachthe dopethe goodsthe knowthe scoopthoughttrainingtransmissiontuitiontutelagetutoragetutorialtutoringtutorshipwarningwhite bookwhite paperword
Noun(4 words)
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8 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesderived
23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
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1 entrieshas context
2 entriesis a
1 entriespart of
1 entriesrelated to
10 entriesTranslations
166 translations across 45 languages.
Afrikaans
4 entries- instruksie noun (order or command)
- instruksie noun (single operation of a processor)
- instruksies noun (set of directions provided by a manufacturer)
- onderrig noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Albanian
3 entries- udhëzim noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- udhëzim rendesë noun (order or command)
- udhëzues noun (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed)
Arabic
1 entries- تَعْلِيم noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Bengali
1 entries- তালিম noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Bulgarian
4 entries- директива noun (order or command)
- инструктаж noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- инструкция noun (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed)
- инструкция noun (single operation of a processor)
Catalan
3 entries- encàrrec noun (order or command)
- instrucció noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- instrucció noun (single operation of a processor)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 指令 noun (order or command)
- 指令 noun (single operation of a processor)
- 教導 /教导 noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Czech
1 entries- instrukce noun (single operation of a processor)
Danish
2 entries- vejlederen noun (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed)
- vejledning noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Dutch
3 entries- aanwijzing noun (order or command)
- instructie noun (single operation of a processor)
- onderwijs noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Egyptian
1 entries- s-b-sbA-A-i-i-t:Y1 noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Esperanto
3 entries- instruado noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- instrukcio noun (order or command)
- komando noun (order or command)
Finnish
4 entries- käsky noun (single operation of a processor)
- käyttöohje noun (order or command)
- käyttöohje noun (set of directions provided by a manufacturer)
- ohjaaminen noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
French
2 entries- instruction noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- instruction noun (order or command)
Georgian
4 entries- ბრძანება noun (order or command)
- განკარგულება noun (order or command)
- დარიგება noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- დირექტივა noun (order or command)
German
4 entries- Anweisung noun (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed)
- Anweisung noun (order or command)
- Assemblerbefehl noun (single operation of a processor)
- Unterricht noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Greek
4 entries- εκπαίδευση noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- εντολή noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- εντολή noun (single operation of a processor)
- κατάρτιση noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Hebrew
2 entries- הוראה noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- הוראה noun (single operation of a processor)
Hindi
4 entries- आज्ञा noun (order or command)
- आदेश noun (order or command)
- आदेश noun (single operation of a processor)
- उपदेश noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Hungarian
4 entries- használati utasítás noun (set of directions provided by a manufacturer)
- kiképzés noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- képzés noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- oktatás noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Indonesian
3 entries- instruksi noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- instruksi noun (order or command)
- instruksi noun (single operation of a processor)
Irish
3 entries- teagasc noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- treoir noun (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed)
- treoir noun (single operation of a processor)
Italian
4 entries- addestramento noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- avvertenze noun (set of directions provided by a manufacturer)
- bugiardino noun (set of directions provided by a manufacturer)
- direttive noun (set of directions provided by a manufacturer)
Japanese
3 entries- 使用説明 noun (set of directions provided by a manufacturer)
- 指示 noun (order or command)
- 説明書 noun (set of directions provided by a manufacturer)
Kalmyk
1 entries- заавр noun (order or command)
Kazakh
1 entries- нұсқаулық noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- нускама noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Latin
4 entries- auditio noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- disciplina noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- doctrina noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- īnstructiō noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Malay
1 entries- arahan noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Malayalam
2 entries- നിർദ്ദേശം noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- നിർദ്ദേശം noun (order or command)
Marathi
4 entries- इंस्ट्रक्शन noun (single operation of a processor)
- शिक्षण noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- सूचना noun (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed)
- सूचना noun (set of directions provided by a manufacturer)
Norwegian
1 entries- veiledning noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Palauan
1 entries- llach noun (order or command)
Persian
4 entries- آموزش noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- آموزه noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- دستور noun (order or command)
- راهنمال noun (single operation of a processor)
Portuguese
3 entries- instrução noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- instrução noun (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed)
- instrução noun (single operation of a processor)
Romanian
4 entries- indicație noun (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed)
- instrucțiune noun (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed)
- instrucțiune noun (single operation of a processor)
- instruire noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Romansch
1 entries- instrucziun noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Russian
4 entries- инстру́кция noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- инстру́кция noun (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed)
- инстру́кция noun (single operation of a processor)
- инструкта́ж noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Sanskrit
1 entries- शिक्षण noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- stiùireadh noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- stiùireadh noun (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed)
- teagasg noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- teagasg noun (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed)
Spanish
1 entries- instrucción noun (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed)
Swahili
3 entries- agizo noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- agizo noun (order or command)
- agizo noun (single operation of a processor)
Swedish
4 entries- instruktion noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
- instruktion noun (single operation of a processor)
- instruktör noun (that which instructs, or with which one is instructed)
- skolväsen noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Tocharian B
1 entries- keklyauṣor noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Urdu
1 entries- اُپْدیش noun (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
In other words, education is the instruction of the intellect in the laws of Nature.
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I checked every part according to the instruction book, but it did not run.
Source: tatoeba (272524)
He was explicit in his instruction.
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