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
Words Nearby teach
How to use teach in a sentence
Campillo taught with teach for America before becoming an attorney.
The Ultimate Guide to the Local Election | Voice of San Diego | October 19, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoHe soon left the Washington Post Company to start a non-profit called Venture for America, modeled on teach for America.
Why Is This Man Running for President? (Ep. 362 Update) | Stephen J. Dubner | December 19, 2019 | FreakonomicsI asked her how her trainers, born and raised in Iran, have learned how to teach hip-hop.
Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread | IranWire | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut when their students asked them how they could teach civics if they could not vote, they took to the streets.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’ | Gary May | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTMany dance instructors register their classes at gyms and teach women or men (separately) under the name of aerobics.
Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread | IranWire | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
But we were attempting a deliberate naiveté, a decision to approach these books as if they might have something to teach us.
American Democracy Under Threat for 250 Years | Jedediah Purdy | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe mission is to teach any person to use technology for independence and empowerment no matter where they are located.
3-D Printing Is Changing the Future of Prosthetics | Lucy Vernasco | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“It means, my dear, that the Dragoons and the 60th will have to teach these impudent rebels a much-needed lesson,” said her uncle.
The Red Year | Louis TracyWoe to the man that first did teach the cursed steel to bite in his own flesh, and make way to the living spirit.
Pearls of Thought | Maturin M. BallouSherwood often wavers between him and Kullak, and Deppe would like to teach Sherwood if he could, simply out of interest for him.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayI've tried to teach lots of folks; an' sum learns quick, an' some don't never learn; it's jest 's 't strikes 'em.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonThese strange things that Alf has been trying to teach me during the long nights I have learned—I understand.
The Giant of the North | R.M. Ballantyne
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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