instructions

/ɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/

nounin · struc · tions

Remember: in + STRUCK + shunz — you were “struck” by the directions, so you follow the in-STRUC-tions.

Yes, it's instructions. The tricky part is the middle: **struc** (not *struck*), and the ending sounds like **-shunz** but is spelled **-tions**.

Definitions

  1. noundirections or steps that tell you how to do something or how something should be done
  2. nouninformation that tells someone what to do; orders

Examples

  • “The teacher gave clear instructions before the science experiment.”
  • “Please read the instructions on the box before you assemble the shelf.”
  • “He followed the cooking instructions carefully so the cake wouldn’t burn.”

Synonyms

directionsguidelinesstepsordersrules

Antonyms

confusion

Translations

ES instruccionesPT instruçõesFR instructions

Common misspellings

instrutionsinstractionsintructionsinstructonsinstructionzinstrucshunsinstrucionsinstrucitons

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