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noun

instruction

CEFR B1

a message describing how something is to be done

In a sentence

Six example sentences with instruction, each labelled with its topic.

  • The card carried one instruction in her grandmother's hand: knead until the dough stops sticking to your palm.

    Cooking

  • The tutorial gives a single instruction, hold the left trigger while landing, and the rest of the game assumes it.

    Gaming

  • Composers write an instruction above the staff, telling the player to slow gradually, but never how much to slow.

    Music

  • The trainer's only instruction for the plank was to breathe, since most beginners hold their breath and quit early.

    Fitness

  • The label carries one instruction in large type: take with food, never on an empty stomach.

    Medicine

  • The setup guide's first instruction is to unplug the router for thirty seconds, and it solves half of all calls.

    Technology

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