to mentor
- verb
- /ˈmɛnˌtɔr/
- In my role as a senior developer, I often mentor new employees on coding best practices.
- mentor students
- mentor teachers
- mentor young
O Fay has asked her to mentor some of his students.
- O Fay has asked her to mentor some of his students.
- I, I, I feel like it's part of my job to mentor people and to help people.
- And how you, I know you, you mentor younger.
- Some of the kids I mentor come from these really tough backgrounds.
- So it's when you're mentoring somebody, how do you figure out those aspects?
- He's like, dad, Jim Franco mentored you, you mentored Layton.
- So I understand you mentor young people on becoming directors or actors.
- I've done a couple of projects where I've mentored them.
Examples
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Some of the kids I mentor come from these really tough backgrounds.
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Dedicate yourself personally to the profession and mentor those who need your assistance.
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And I would talk to them and mentor them and coach them.
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I, I, I feel like it's part of my job to mentor people and to help people.
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Why are you interested in having me mentor you?
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Setting the right example may also be a way to mentor young players.
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I'm trying to mentor him into the business.
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O Fay has asked her to mentor some of his students.
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Compelling reasons exist for school librarians to mentor teachers on how to successfully integrate technologies into teaching.
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Technology has also enabled scientists to mentor students from a distance through interactive tutorials and rapid responses to inquiries.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
To teach one student or a small group privately to help them improve
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mentor as a verb comes from the same name Mentor and means to act like that helper by giving advice or training to someone. So to mentor someone today is to guide and support them in their work or learning.