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to teach

to teach

1.0
To help someone learn skills, habits, or knowledge
  • verb
  • /tiːtʃ/
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  • We have the best job in the world; we teach middle school general music.
  • teach students
  • teachers teach
  • teach basic skills

And you know, he's taught me so much.

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Examples

  • And today I'm going to teach you about space.

  • They say, why can't you teach this to your students?

  • I use this book to teach myself field theory.

  • And then I would teach twice a week.

  • Doctor, can you teach me how to do this?

  • All of these individuals teach and impact lives.

  • We then thought, what if we teach students a growth mindset?

  • I have always thought that you need to teach the learners in your class.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Didn't your mother teach you to knock?

  • Can you teach me how to play the guitar?

Synonyms

to train
vsto teach
1.0

To teach someone skills by practice and help

covers broader learning aims beyond focused practice and drills
to educate
vsto teach
627 2.2

To give someone knowledge and skills by teaching or training over time

focuses on any instruction including short or informal help
to coach
vsto teach
224 2.0

To teach and train people in sports or skills

applies to general instruction beyond sports and team training
to instruct
vsto teach
  • Formal
85 2.6

To teach someone how to do something, often in a class

is broader, helping someone learn habits, skills, or knowledge
to school
vsto teach
58 3.0

To teach or train someone in a skill

is broader and includes informal or one off instruction too
to impart
vsto teach
33 4.3

To teach knowledge or skills to someone

adds guided practice and habit formation rather than just sharing information
to tutor
vsto teach
32 2.4

To teach one student or a small group privately to help them improve

is used in many settings and not limited to individual helping
to skilling
vsto teach
1 5.0

To teach people skills they need for work

covers general learning beyond narrow work related skill building

Idioms

139 4.2

Punish someone so they learn not to do it again

Make someone learn from an experience so they change how they act

Give advice to someone who already knows more than you

Phrasal Verbs

Present opposing views about a debated topic in schools

Compounds

2 7.0

A long meeting at a university to learn about and discuss an important or controversial issue

How Thoroughly

to educate
627 2.2
to instruct
  • Formal
85 2.6
to teach
1.0
to explain
1.0
to show
1.0

Surface Forms

teach infinitive
teaching present participle
teaches third person singular
taught past
taught past participle

Etymology

The word teach comes from an old English word tæcan meaning 'to show' or 'to point out'. So to teach someone is literally to 'show' them how to do something or to help them learn a habit, skill, or idea.