instruction

instruction
in|struc|tion
W2S3 [ınˈstrʌkʃən] n
1.) instructions [plural]
the written information that tells you how to do or use something
→↑directions
▪ Install the machine according to the manufacturer's instructions .
▪ Press enter and follow the on-screen instructions .
instructions for
▪ Both products come with detailed instructions for use.
instructions on (how to do) sth
▪ Are there any instructions on how to plant the trees?
instruction book/manual/leaflet etc
▪ Read the instruction book carefully.
2.) [C usually plural]
a statement telling someone what they must do
→↑orders instructions to do sth
▪ He had specific instructions to check everyone's identity cards.
instructions that
▪ Mrs Edwards gave instructions that she was not to be disturbed.
on sb's instructions
(=having been told by someone to do something)
▪ On the landlord's instructions, the barmaid refused to serve him.
▪ My instructions are (=I have been told) to give the package to him personally.
▪ Make sure you carry out the doctor's instructions .
be under instruction to do sth
(=have been told to do something)
▪ The police were under instruction to fire if necessary.
3.) [U] formal
teaching that you are given in a particular skill or subject
▪ religious instruction
▪ driving instruction
instruction in
▪ The school gives instruction in First Aid.
under instruction
(=being taught)
▪ This group of trainees is still under instruction.
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HINT sense 1
Do not say 'instructions how to do something' or 'instructions to do something'. Say instructions on how to do something.
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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