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education

education

1.0
Learning knowledge and skills, often at school or university
  • noun
  • /ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃən/
translation icon : educación
  • They provide free world class education for anyone anywhere.
  • physical education
  • higher education
  • formal education

They provide free world class education for anyone anywhere.

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Examples

  • Many parents prioritize their children's education by enrolling them in quality schools.

  • You must have a pretty good education, huh?

  • And he said, you know, more education is better, right?

  • I just want I just want your advice about his education, OK?

  • So he says this is what education should provide us with.

  • I think most people without financial education should live debt free.

  • The private school children all had physical education at the time of the study.

    Academic text (2011)
  • It's a nationwide project to bring math education to middle school's kids.

  • They do not teach financial education to most students.

  • The only thing that St. V owes anyone is a good education.

Synonyms

learning
vseducation
508 1.0

Getting knowledge and skills from study, experience, or teaching

focuses on organised institutional processes and the results of gaining knowledge
instruction
vseducation
141 1.9

Teaching or training given to help someone learn a skill

includes the whole process and outcomes where people gain knowledge and skills
schooling
vseducation
64 1.3

Learning a person gets at school

covers formal study across schools, colleges, and universities

Antonyms

316 3.9

Not knowing about something or how it works

Compounds

Education at colleges or universities after secondary school that gives degrees

73 3.3

A part of the United States government that runs national education programs and policy

special education
  • Specialized
24 3.5

Teaching and support in school for students with physical, mental, or learning difficulties who need extra help

Changes to the school system that make teaching and learning better

14 3.9

A government official in charge of national education policy and schools

A school subject that teaches exercise and games to keep the body healthy

9 3.7

A United States government office that runs federal programs and gives money to schools and students

8 2.3

An official group of people who manage local public schools

Courses adults take after leaving school to learn new skills for work or life

Schooling after primary school, usually in high school to prepare for work or university

Classes for adults who left school to learn new skills often in the evenings

6 4.1

The head of the United States Department of Education who oversees national education policy

4 3.6

A senior government official who leads a national education department and sets policy

The first part of school that teaches reading, writing and math to young children

Learning by yourself without a teacher or school

Training that gives hands-on skills for a specific job, like electrician

Teaching people about politics and how government works

A high quality school or university training that gives strong knowledge and skills

A university degree taken after a first degree to study teaching and schools

Doctor of Education
  • Specialized
4.5

A university degree for advanced study and research about teaching and schools

A way teachers use to help students learn, like group work

Poor teaching in schools that does not prepare students

An official exam taken by students in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland at about 16

How Formal

schooling
64 1.3
education
1.0
training
1.5

Surface Forms

education singular
educations plural

Morphology

education = educate (transparent) = educate + ion

Standard nominalization of the verb 'educate' meaning the process or result of educating, directly derivable by learners who know the verb.

Etymology

Education comes from the Latin educare and educere, which mean 'to lead out' and 'to bring up'. So education is like 'leading out' a person's knowledge and skills, which is why it means the process of learning in schools and elsewhere.