teach
[ teech ]
/ titʃ /
verb (used with object), taught, teach·ing.
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.
verb (used without object), taught, teach·ing.
to impart knowledge or skill; give instruction.
noun
Informal.
teacher.
Origin of teach
synonym study for teach
Teach,
instruct,
tutor,
train,
educate share the meaning of imparting information, understanding, or skill.
Teach is the broadest and most general of these terms and can refer to almost any practice that causes others to develop skill or knowledge:
to teach children to write; to teach marksmanship to soldiers; to teach tricks to a dog.
Instruct almost always implies a systematic, structured method of teaching:
to instruct paramedics in techniques of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Tutor refers to the giving of usually private instruction or coaching in a particular subject or skill:
to tutor a child in (
a foreign language, algebra, history, or the like ).
Train lays stress on the development of desired behaviors through practice, discipline, or the use of rewards or punishments:
to train a child to be polite; to train recruits in military skills; to train a dog to heel.
Educate, with a root sense of “to lead forth from,” refers to the imparting of a specific body of knowledge, especially one that equips a person to practice a profession:
to educate a person for a high-school diploma; to educate someone for the law.
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 teachWords nearby teach
Definition for teach (2 of 2)
Teach
[ teech ]
/ titʃ /
noun
EdwardBlackbeard,died 1718,
English pirate and privateer in the Americas.
Example sentences from the Web for teach
British Dictionary definitions for teach (1 of 2)
teach
/ (tiːtʃ) /
verb teaches, teaching or taught
(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
Derived forms of teach
teachable, adjectiveWord Origin for teach
Old English
tǣcan; related to
tācen
token, Old Frisian
tēken, Old Saxon
tēkan, Old High German
zeihhan, Old Norse
teikn sign
British Dictionary definitions for teach (2 of 2)
Teach
/ (tiːtʃ) /
noun
Edward, known as Blackbeard. died 1718, English pirate, active in the West Indies and on the Atlantic coast of North America