Instructions - English meaning

noun

The alphabet.

Usage examples:

Millions of children every year learn how to say their abc

abbreviation

American broadcasting company.

adjective

Relating to or denoting american-born people of chinese descent.

Usage examples:

Some abc parents send their children to chinese language schools

noun

The method and practice of teaching adult learners; adult education.

Usage examples:

Much has been written about andragogy in general education circles over the past fifty years

noun

The christian scriptures, consisting of the old and new testaments.

Usage examples:

Verses from the bible

noun

The holy writings of the christian religion consisting of the old testament and the new testament, or the holy writings of the jewish religion consisting of the torah and other writings, or a book containing either of these sets of writings

Usage examples:

[ c ] her parents gave her a bible when she was young., [ c ] the magazine became the bible of fash…

noun

The offering of particular prices for something, especially at an auction.

Usage examples:

Other companies in the bidding include general electric

verb

Offer (a certain price) for something, especially at an auction.

Usage examples:

A consortium of dealers bid a world record price for a snuff box

verb

Utter (a greeting or farewell) to.

Usage examples:

James bade a tearful farewell to his parents

noun

A small, thin book with paper covers, typically giving information on a particular subject.

Usage examples:

The cash can be used to buy tools, to manage the park's wildlife habitats and to produce leaflets a…

noun

A small book, usually with a paper cover; a pamphlet

verb

Demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied.

Usage examples:

Wedding planners may charge an hourly fee of up to £150

noun

A price asked for goods or services.

Usage examples:

Our standard charge for a letter is £25

noun

An ambassador's deputy.

noun

A set or category of things having some property or attribute in common and differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality.

Usage examples:

It has good accommodation for a hotel of this class

verb

Assign or regard as belonging to a particular category.

Usage examples:

Conduct which is classed as criminal

adjective

Showing stylish excellence.

Usage examples:

He's a class player

verb

Travel by coach.

Usage examples:

Fly or coach to the shores of the mediterranean

verb

Train or instruct (a team or player).

Usage examples:

He moved on to coach the england team

noun

A comfortably equipped single-decker bus used for longer journeys.

Usage examples:

A coach trip

verb

Give an authoritative or peremptory order.

Usage examples:

A gruff voice commanded us to enter

noun

An authoritative order.

Usage examples:

He obeyed her commands without question

verb

An authoritative direction or instruction to do something

noun

A divine rule, especially one of the ten commandments.

Usage examples:

The sabbath had to be kept as ordered in the fourth commandment

noun

Any of the ten important rules of behavior that the bible says were given by god to moses

noun

A person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with whom one travels.

Usage examples:

His travelling companion

verb

Accompany.

Usage examples:

He is companioned by a pageboy

noun

A covering over the hatchway leading to a ship's companionway.

Usage examples:

The room was illumined from the light in the companion, and the dim lantern hung from the deck beam.

noun

An official order that has the force of law.

Usage examples:

The decree guaranteed freedom of assembly

verb

Order (something) by decree.

Usage examples:

The president decreed that the military was to be streamlined

noun

An order or statement of an official decision

Usage examples:

He refused to carry out the board’s decree., [ + that clause ] the olympic charter decrees that the…

noun

An insistent and peremptory request, made as of right.

Usage examples:

A series of demands for far-reaching reforms

verb

Ask authoritatively or brusquely.

Usage examples:

‘where is she?’ he demanded

verb

To ask for forcefully, in a way that shows that refusal is not expected and will not be accepted

Usage examples:

[ t ] the library demanded $5 for each book returned late., [ + to infinitive ] i demand to see the…

verb

State or order authoritatively.

Usage examples:

The tsar's attempts to dictate policy

noun

An order or principle that must be obeyed.

Usage examples:

The dictates of fashion

verb

A guiding principle

noun

An order or decree imposed by someone in power without popular consent.

Usage examples:

A diktat from the bundestag

noun

An order that must be obeyed, or the act of giving such an order

Usage examples:

The coach issued a diktat that all team members must attend early-morning practice., the occupying …

noun

A course along which someone or something moves.

Usage examples:

She set off in the opposite direction

noun

The position toward which someone or something moves or faces

Usage examples:

Cars were facing every direction after slamming into each other on the icy road., i glanced in her …

noun

A course along which someone or something moves.

Usage examples:

She set off in the opposite direction

noun

An official or authoritative instruction.

Usage examples:

A new ec directive

adjective

Involving the management or guidance of operations.

Usage examples:

The authority is seeking a directive role in energy policy

noun

An official instruction or order

Usage examples:

A federal directive forbids fund-raising in government offices.

noun

The practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behaviour, using punishment to correct disobedience.

Usage examples:

A lack of proper parental and school discipline

verb

Train (someone) to obey rules or a code of behaviour, using punishment to correct disobedience.

Usage examples:

Many parents have been afraid to discipline their children

noun

Training that produces obedience or self-control, often in the form of rules and punishments if these are broken, or the obedience or self-control produced by this training

Usage examples:

Military discipline, learning a foreign language requires discipline., an academic discipline, he w…

noun

A tool or machine with a rotating cutting tip or reciprocating hammer or chisel, used for making holes.

Usage examples:

Most of the project requires basic wood-working tools - a circular saw, a saber saw, an electric dr…

verb

Produce (a hole) in something by or as if by boring with a drill.

Usage examples:

Drill holes through the tiles for the masonry pins

verb

Sow (seed) with a drill.

Usage examples:

Crops drilled in autumn

noun

The action of making a hole in something by boring with a drill.

Usage examples:

The windows vibrated all day from the sound of drilling

noun

The action of planting the ground in furrows.

Usage examples:

Accurate ridging and drilling make hoeing much easier

verb

Produce (a hole) in something by or as if by boring with a drill.

Usage examples:

Drill holes through the tiles for the masonry pins

noun

An official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.

Usage examples:

Clovis issued an edict protecting church property

noun

The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university.

Usage examples:

A course of education

noun

Activities that impart knowledge or skill

noun

The process of teaching or learning in a school, or the knowledge that you get from this

Usage examples:

A high school/college education, she has a master’s degree in early childhood education.

noun

A book containing essential information on a subject.

Usage examples:

I also wrote a book on faith, hope, and charity, at the request of the person to whom i addressed i…

noun

Basic training or instruction in a subject.

Usage examples:

Every child needs a good grounding in science and technology

verb

Prohibit or prevent (a pilot or an aircraft) from flying.

Usage examples:

A bitter wind blew from the north-east and the bombers were grounded

noun

A knowledge of the basic facts about a particular subject

Usage examples:

A grounding in sth his degree gave him a firm grounding in his field., a basic/solid/firm/good grou…

noun

A person who shows the way to others, especially one employed to show tourists around places of interest.

Usage examples:

A tour guide

verb

Show or indicate the way to (someone).

Usage examples:

He guided her to the front row and sat beside her

verb

Someone employed to conduct others

noun

A book giving information such as facts on a particular subject or instructions for operating a machine.

Usage examples:

A handbook of poisonous plants

noun

A book that contains advice about how to do something or information about esp. an organization

Usage examples:

The student handbook describes all the campus activities.

noun

A book that contains instructions about how to do or use something or important information about a subject

Usage examples:

A company/department/employee handbook

noun

An authoritative warning or order.

Usage examples:

Commands and injunctions, as i suggested, punctuate the text from the outset.

noun

An official order given by a court, usually to stop someone from doing something

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] the court has issued an injunction to prevent distribution of the book.

noun

An official order to do or not do something, which is given by a court of law

Usage examples:

Ask for/seek/request an injunction the board is seeking an injunction against the hostile takeover.…

noun

A small piece of shaped metal with incisions cut to fit the wards of a particular lock, which is inserted into a lock and turned to open or close it.

Usage examples:

There were two keys to the cupboard

adjective

Of crucial importance.

Usage examples:

She became a key figure in the suffragette movement

verb

Enter or operate on (data) by means of a computer keyboard or telephone keypad.

Usage examples:

Not everyone can key data quickly and accurately

noun

An educational talk to an audience, especially one of students in a university.

Usage examples:

In each course there are supporting lectures and tutorials

verb

Deliver an educational lecture or lectures.

Usage examples:

He was lecturing at the university of birmingham

noun

A formal, prepared talk given to a group of people, esp. students

Usage examples:

A lecture on astronomy, she gave him a lecture about his table manners., [ i ] she’s lecturing on t…

noun

A period of learning or teaching.

Usage examples:

An advanced lesson in maths

verb

Instruct or teach (someone).

Usage examples:

Metaneone had beforehand lessoned him what he should say

noun

A period of time during which something is taught

Usage examples:

Have you ever taken piano lessons?, losing his job was a lesson he never forgot.

noun

An official order or commission to do something.

Usage examples:

A mandate to seek the release of political prisoners

verb

Give (someone) authority to act in a certain way.

Usage examples:

The rightful king was mandated and sanctioned by god

noun

Authority to act in a particular way given to a government or a person, esp. as a result of a vote or ruling

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] the president secured a congressional mandate to send troops to bosnia., the la…

adjective

Relating to or done with the hands.

Usage examples:

Manual dexterity

noun

A book giving instructions or information.

Usage examples:

A computer manual

adjective

Done or operated with the hands

Usage examples:

The mail can be sorted faster by machine then by manual sorting., he has callouses on his hands fro…

noun

The arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method.

Usage examples:

I filed the cards in alphabetical order

verb

Give an authoritative instruction to do something.

Usage examples:

She ordered me to leave

verb

Logical arrangement of different elements

noun

The method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept.

Usage examples:

The relationship between applied linguistics and language pedagogy

noun

The study of the methods and activities of teaching

noun

The action or process of preparing or being prepared for use or consideration.

Usage examples:

The preparation of a draft contract

noun

The state of being ready for something that will happen, or an action taken to become ready

Usage examples:

[ u ] the teacher said my preparation for the exam was inadequate., [ c ] by the next morning our p…

noun

A substance that prepares something for use or action.

Usage examples:

He checked the priming of his gun

verb

Make (something) ready for use or action.

noun

A formal or authoritative announcement or declaration.

Usage examples:

Distrust of the pronouncements of politicians was endemic

noun

An official or formal statement

noun

A set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required.

Usage examples:

A traditional yorkshire recipe

noun

Directions for making something

noun

A set of instructions telling you how to prepare and cook a particular food, including a list of what foods are needed for this

Usage examples:

When i make pies, i don’t need to follow a recipe.

noun

A thing that is needed or wanted.

Usage examples:

Choose the type of window that suits your requirements best

noun

Something needed or necessary

Usage examples:

Previous experience is one of the requirements for the job.

noun

What is wanted or needed by someone

Usage examples:

I've been asked to estimate our budget requirements for next year., meet/suit sb's requirements the…

noun

An authoritative decision or pronouncement, especially one made by a judge.

Usage examples:

The ruling was reversed in the appeal court

adjective

Currently exercising authority or influence.

Usage examples:

The ruling coalition

verb

Exercise ultimate power or authority over (an area and its people).

Usage examples:

The region today is ruled by elected politicians

abbreviation

Second(s).

contraction

Is.

Usage examples:

It's raining

prefix

(used chiefly in oaths) god's.

Usage examples:

'sblood

noun

Education received at school.

Usage examples:

His parents paid for his schooling

verb

Send to school; educate.

Usage examples:

Taverier was born in paris and schooled in lyon

verb

(of fish or sea mammals) form a large group.

Usage examples:

Grey snapper schooled in shallow lagoons

noun

An act of identifying something precisely or of stating a precise requirement.

Usage examples:

Give a full specification of the job advertised

noun

A condition or requirement that is specified or demanded as part of an agreement.

Usage examples:

They donated their collection of prints with the stipulation that they never be publicly exhibited

noun

A statement that says exactly what something must be or how something must be done

Usage examples:

The only stipulation is that you have to register., as part of the deal they will issue shares of t…

noun

A writ ordering a person to attend a court.

Usage examples:

A subpoena may be issued to compel their attendance

verb

Summon (someone) with a subpoena.

Usage examples:

The queen is above the law and cannot be subpoenaed

verb

To order someone to go to a court of law to answer questions, or to order the appearance of documents in a court of law

Usage examples:

To subpoena a witness, the judge issued a subpoena.

noun

An order to appear before a judge or magistrate, or the writ containing such an order.

Usage examples:

A summons for non-payment of a parking ticket

verb

Serve (someone) with a summons.

Usage examples:

He has been summonsed to appear in court next month

verb

Order (someone) to be present.

Usage examples:

A waiter was summoned

noun

The occupation, profession, or work of a teacher.

Usage examples:

I went into teaching because i like working with children

verb

Impart knowledge to or instruct (someone) as to how to do something.

Usage examples:

She taught him to read

noun

The action of teaching a person or animal a particular skill or type of behaviour.

Usage examples:

In-service training for staff

verb

Teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of behaviour through practice and instruction over a period of time.

Usage examples:

The scheme trains people for promotion

noun

The process of learning the skills you need to do a particular job or activity

Usage examples:

We got two weeks of on-the-job training on how to conduct interviews.

noun

Teaching or instruction, especially of individual pupils or small groups.

Usage examples:

Private tuition in french

noun

The money paid for being taught, esp. at a college or university

noun

The activity of teaching, especially to small groups of students

Usage examples:

All students receive tuition in basic maths., university tuition fees have doubled in the last 5 ye…

noun

Protection of or authority over someone or something; guardianship.

Usage examples:

The organizations remained under firm government tutelage

noun

A period of tuition given by a university or college tutor to an individual or very small group.

Usage examples:

Formal teaching consists of lectures, tutorials, and practicals

adjective

Relating to a tutor or a tutor's tuition.

Usage examples:

Tutorial sessions

noun

A period of study with a tutor and a small group of students

Usage examples:

Students only have 8 hours of tutorials a week., an online tutorial for the program is available on…

verb

Act as a tutor to (a single pupil or a very small group).

Usage examples:

His children were privately tutored

noun

A private teacher, typically one who teaches a single pupil or a very small group.

Usage examples:

A voluntary tutor in adult literacy

noun

A document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or another body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice.

Usage examples:

Magistrates issued a warrant for his arrest

verb

Justify or necessitate (a course of action).

Usage examples:

The employees feel that industrial action is warranted

verb

To make a particular action necessary or correct, or to be a reason to do something

Usage examples:

His injury was serious enough to warrant an operation., i can see circumstances in which these type…

noun

A form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in a particular way.

Usage examples:

The two reinstated officers issued a writ for libel against the applicants

verb

Archaic past participle of write.