Giving instructions
We use instructions to tell someone how to do something. We usually use imperatives. They do not sound too direct in this context: …

instruction | American Dictionary

instruction
noun
us/ɪnˈstrʌk·ʃən/

instructionnoun (TEACHING)

[ U ]
the act of teaching someone how to do something:
The course gives you basic instruction in car maintenance and repairs.

instructionnoun (ORDER)

[ Cusually pl ]
an order to do something, esp. a formal order:
[ + to infinitive ]The general received instructions to return to the base.

instruction | Business English

instruction
noun
uk /ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/us
 instructions
[ plural ]
written advice and information about how to do or use something:
Please read the instructions carefully.
Follow the instructions given below to activate your card.
clear/detailed/step-by-step instructionsThe furniture comes with detailed instructions about how to assemble it.
assembly/installation instructionsThe first step is following the installation instructions as well as the on-screen requests from the program.
[ C,usually plural ]
something that someone tells you to do:
It was a confusing instruction, and I wasn't sure what he wanted me to do.
give sb instructions on sthMy boss gave me instructions on what to say to the press.
give sb instructions to do sthShe gave me instructions not to contact the customer directly.
to issue/receive instructions
clear/firm/strict instructions
act on/carry out/follow (sb's) instructionsThe shares allow him to force the board to carry out his instructions.
disregard/ignore (sb's) instructionsI ignored the instructions I had been given and went ahead with the deal anyway.
[ C ] IT
a piece of information that tells a computer how to do something:
Simple computer processors execute instructions one after the other.
[ U ]
the act of teaching something:
instruction in/on sthYou will receive instruction on how to operate the system.
 an instruction manual/book
a book that gives advice and information about how to do or use something:
Be sure to read your instruction manual and follow the recommendations for safe operation.
 be under instructions
if someone is under instructions to do something, they have been told to do it:
She was under instructions to report back to head office every day.
 on the instruction(s) of sb
if you do something on the instruction(s) of someone, you do it because they have told you to:
On the instructions of her solicitor, she refused to give a statement.
 under instruction
being taught something:
The trainee learns by carrying out real work tasks under instruction from a more experienced colleague.

Examples of instruction

instruction
In the experiment, written instructions were first presented and then two practice sessions followed.
Instead, the individuals are computer programs consisting of instructions that transform a very simple initial structure (called the embryo) into a fully developed structure.
Interviewers' instructions were set out to allow year and month of birth or age to be obtained either directly or indirectly.
As suggested by the finding of an input effect regarding acquisition per se, it is unlikely that the two-year-olds ignored the instructions altogether.
Fetches from immutable objects cannot possibly be affected by any store instructions.
Unfortunately, the description of the machine instructions in that paper is almost unreadable, pushing the register transfer notation beyond its usefulness.
We discussed the data structures in the previous section, and will discuss particular key instructions in this section.
The next most common response, restatement, did not explain why a child created a particular picture but merely repeated the instructions.
As in all cases of this type, the jury instructions provided the ground for arguments on appeal.
Margins should be wider than usual to allow space for instructions to the typesetter.
Furthermore, verbal user instructions describing the interaction request are necessary.
No longer directly concerned with transfer of genetic instructions, information appears as a library of ready-to-serve lymphocytes.
The instrumentalists are assigned significant roles, but the key protagonist is the female singer, who has to observe more than 20 instructions involving 'advanced' techniques.
They were given instructions and practice in the memory task, and no mention was made of there being any subsequent test of grammar learning.
Our abstract machine includes three instructions for this purpose.
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Collocations withinstruction

instruction

These are words often used in combination with instruction.

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additional instruction
In any case, additionalinstruction is necessary to establish reliable gender attribution across a wide range of words.
arithmetic instruction
A classic example of a hidden side effect is an arithmeticinstruction which explicitly modifies a register (an overt effect) and implicitly modifies condition codes (a hidden side effect).
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