to tutor
1
8.5
- verb
- /ˈtuːtər/
- Formal
Examples
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Such skills were often found among veterans and clan elders who could tutor aspiring nights.
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This ruling reverses a twelve-year-old Supreme Court decision forbidding taxpayer-funded teachers to tutor children in religious schools.
Academic text (1997) -
Cherrispryte, note: I have no interest in outing you to anyone, which is why I kept the identifying detail super vague. There are just a large number of similarities between your piece and the place I tutor at (which I know is far from perfect!), so I had to ask.
Blog text (13) -
The judge decided to tutor his granddaughter, ensuring she received the best care and education possible.
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After the tragic loss of her parents, a family friend was appointed to tutor the young girl during her difficult time.
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In her will, she requested that her friend tutor her children, guiding them with love and attention.
Antonyms
How Responsible
- Formal
1
8.5
378
1.0
455
1.1
143
3.5
386
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tutor in legal use comes from the Latin tueri, 'to watch' or 'guard', and was used for a person chosen to look after a child. So to tutor someone in this sense is to act as their guardian and look after their interests.