teach
to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics.
to impart knowledge or skill to; give instruction to: He teaches a large class.
to impart knowledge or skill; give instruction.
Informal. teacher.
Origin of teach
1synonym study For teach
Other words for teach
Other words from teach
- o·ver·teach, verb, o·ver·taught, o·ver·teach·ing.
- pre·teach, verb, pre·taught, pre·teach·ing.
- re·teach, verb, re·taught, re·teach·ing.
- un·der·teach, verb, un·der·taught, un·der·teach·ing.
Words that may be confused with teach
- learn, teach
How to use teach in a sentence
Being there teaches you to think quickly, edit yourself, and not get too precious about your own work.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness | Marlow Stern | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTEid, who teaches Indian law at two law schools and works as an attorney himself, had no idea that it was coming.
Tribes to U.S. Government: Take Your Weed and Shove It | Abby Haglage | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe currently divides his time between Paris and California, where he teaches French literature at UCLA.
Kaimipono Wenger teaches at Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California.
“Business theory teaches us one important lesson,” says the instructress.
Science teaches that man existed during the glacial epoch, which was at least fifty thousand years before the Christian era.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordIt teaches you to take your time, or as the Germans call it, it gives you "Ruhe (repose)," the grand sine qua non!
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayMoreover, the Bible teaches erroneous theories of history, theology, and science.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordThe child, who teaches its grandmother to suck eggs, commits a venial fault in comparison.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonABLY has the same acceptations; he works, he plays, he teaches ably.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
British Dictionary definitions for teach (1 of 2)
/ (tiːtʃ) /
(tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive often foll by how) to help to learn; tell or show (how): to teach someone to paint; to teach someone how to paint
to give instruction or lessons in (a subject) to (a person or animal): to teach French; to teach children; she teaches
(tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to cause to learn or understand: experience taught him that he could not be a journalist
Also: teach someone a lesson informal to cause (someone) to suffer the unpleasant consequences of some action or behaviour
Origin of teach
1Derived forms of teach
- teachable, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Teach (2 of 2)
/ (tiːtʃ) /
Edward, known as Blackbeard. died 1718, English pirate, active in the West Indies and on the Atlantic coast of North America
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