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| teach [ teech ] (past and past participle taught [ tawt ], present participle teach·ing, 3rd person present singular teach·es) |
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1. transitive verb impart knowledge to somebody: to impart knowledge or skill to somebody by instruction or example
 taught me how to drive
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2. transitive and intransitive verb give lessons in subject: to give lessons in or provide information about a subject
taught Spanish to them
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3. transitive and intransitive verb give lessons to somebody: to give lessons to a person or animal
teaches the students on Wednesdays
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4. transitive verb make somebody understand something: to bring understanding of something to somebody, especially through an experience
The experience taught me a lesson I'll never forget.
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5. transitive and intransitive verb teach regularly: to be a teacher in an institution
teaches college
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6. transitive verb advocate something: to advocate or preach something
a philosophy that teaches nonviolence
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| [ Old English tǣcan< Indo-European, "to show"] |
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| teach·a·ble adjective |
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teach, educate, train, instruct, coach, tutor, school, drill
CORE MEANING: to impart knowledge or skill in something
teach to impart knowledge or skill to somebody by instruction or example;
He taught math at the school for 21 years.
He taught me a great deal about crosswords, and I taught him how to swim.
educate to give knowledge to or develop the abilities of somebody by teaching, in school and elsewhere;
dispute over the best way of educating children according to their needs
The police stress that they want to educate bad drivers as much as prosecute them.
train to teach the skills necessary for a task or job by means of instruction, observation, and practice;
It is important for professionals to be trained to work with volunteers.
We hired new staff and trained them in skills ranging from bookkeeping to business administration.
instruct to teach somebody a subject, methodology, or skill;
a manual instructing users how to run the computer software
We got a professional to instruct us in scuba-diving.
coach to give somebody private instruction in a particular subject, prepare somebody for an examination, or teach sporting, artistic, or life skills;
On Saturdays I used to coach the local softball team.
When he's not playing himself, he spends his time coaching promising young players.
tutor to give somebody individual tuition in a subject or skill;
A blues guitarist of considerable talent, he has been tutoring my son for years.
school to train somebody in a skill or area of expertise in a thorough and detailed way;
She was schooled in classical drawing in Rome.
Even before college, he was being schooled to take over the family business.
drill to make somebody repeat a sequence of exercises or procedures over and over again in order to learn it;
The most common intonation patterns should be drilled early in the course.
The recruits were drilled endlessly on the parade ground. |
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