tutor

tu·tor

 (to͞o′tər, tyo͞o′-)

n.

1.

a. A private instructor.

b. One that gives additional, special, or remedial instruction.

2. A teacher or teaching assistant in some universities and colleges having a rank lower than that of an instructor.

3. A graduate, usually a fellow, responsible for the supervision of an undergraduate at some British universities.

4. Law The guardian of a minor.

v. tu·tored, tu·tor·ing, tu·tors

v.tr.

1. To act as a tutor to; instruct or teach privately.

2. To have the guardianship, tutelage, or care of.

v.intr.

1. To function as a tutor.

2. To be instructed by a tutor; study under a tutor.

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[Middle English tutour, from Old French, from Latin tūtor, from tūtus, variant past participle of tuērī, to guard.]

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tutor

(ˈtjuːtə)

n

1. (Education) a teacher, usually instructing individual pupils and often engaged privately

2. (Education) (at universities, colleges, etc) a member of staff responsible for the teaching and supervision of a certain number of students

3. (Law) Scots law the guardian of a pupil. See pupil¹²

vb

4. (Education) to act as a tutor to (someone); instruct

5. (tr) to act as guardian to; have care of

6. (Education) (intr) chiefly US to study under a tutor

7. (tr) rare to admonish, discipline, or reprimand

[C14: from Latin: a watcher, from tuērī to watch over]

ˈtutorage, ˈtutorˌship n

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tu•tor

(ˈtu tər, ˈtyu-)

n.

1. a person employed to instruct another, esp. privately.

2. a teacher of academic rank lower than instructor in some American universities and colleges.

3. (esp. at Oxford and Cambridge) a university officer responsible for teaching and supervising a number of undergraduates.

v.t.

4. to act as a tutor to; teach or instruct, esp. privately; coach.

5. to have the guardianship, instruction, or care of.

6. Archaic. to train, school, or discipline.

v.i.

7. to act as a tutor or private instructor.

8. to study privately with a tutor.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin tūtor protector =tū- (variant s. of tuērī to guard) + -tor -tor]

tu′tor•ship`, n.

syn: See teach.

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tutor

Past participle: tutored
Gerund: tutoring

Imperative

tutor

tutor

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tutor - a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.) private instructor, coach singing, vocalizing - the act of singing vocal music crammer - a teacher who is paid to cram students for examinations instructor, teacher - a person whose occupation is teaching
Verb	1.	tutor - be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction; "She tutored me in Spanish" instruct, teach, learn - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"
	2.	tutor - act as a guardian to someone   interrelate, relate - be in a relationship with; "How are these two observations related?"

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tutor

noun

1. teacher, coach, instructor, educator, guide, governor, guardian, lecturer, guru, mentor, preceptor, master or mistress, schoolmaster or schoolmistress He surprised his tutors by failing the exam.

verb

1. teach, educate, school, train, coach, guide, discipline, lecture, drill, instruct, edify, direct She was at home, being tutored with her brothers.

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tutor

noun

One who educates:

educator, instructor, pedagogue, teacher, trainer.

verb

To impart knowledge and skill to:

coach, discipline, educate, instruct, school, teach, train.

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Translations

كِتاب تَعْليممُدَرِّسمُعَلِّم خُصوصييُعَلِّم

dávat hodinydomácí učitellektortutoručebnice

vejlederlærebogprivatlærerunderviseuniversitetslærer

PrivatlehrerTutorTutorinunterrichtenLehrbuch

κηδεμόναςπρογυμναστής

tutordar clases particularesenseñarinstruirmétodo

yksityisopettaja

chargéenseignerméthodeprécepteurrépétiteur

učitelj

házitanítótanulmányvezetõ tanártutor

einkakennarikennakennarikennslubók

insegnanteinsegnante privatoinsegnaretutor'tutore

個別指導教官

가정교사

kurso vadovasmokytojoprivatus mokytojasseminarasstudijų vadovas

mācītpašmācības grāmatapasniedzējsprivātskolotājs

privéleraar

lærebokveileder

nauczyciel

professor

наставник

dávať hodinydomáci učiteľtútor

domači učitelj

privatlärare

ครูสอนพิเศษ

danışman öğretmeneğitmenmüzik öğretim kitabıözel ders vermeközel öğretmen

giáo viên phụ đạo

家庭教师导师教教课书

tutor

[ˈtjuːtəʳ]

A. N (= private teacher) → profesor(a) m/f particular (Brit) (Univ) → tutor(a) m/f; (= teaching assistant) → profesor(a) m/f auxiliar; (= counsellor, supervisor) → profesor m consejero, profesora f consejera; (eg for OU, also Jur) → tutor(a) m/f

B. VT to tutor sb in Latin → dar clases particulares de latín a algn

C. CPD tutor group N (Brit) (Scol) → grupo m de tutoría

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tutor

[ˈtjuːtə^r]

n

(British) (UNIVERSITY) → directeur/trice m/f d'études

(= private teacher) → professeur m particulier

vt

(at university) → diriger les études de

(= give private tuition) → donner des cours particuliers à

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tutor

n

(= private teacher) → Privat- or Hauslehrer(in) m(f)

(Brit Univ) → Tutor(in) m(f)

vt

(as private teacher) → privat unterrichten; (= give extra lessons to) → Nachhilfe(unterricht) geben (+dat); to tutor somebody in Latin → jdm Privatunterricht/Nachhilfe in Latein geben

(liter, = discipline) emotions → beherrschen

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tutor

[ˈtjuːtəʳ]

1. n (private teacher) → insegnante m/f privato/a; (living with family) → precettore m (Brit) (Univ) → docente m/f (responsabile di un gruppo)

2. vt to tutor sb in Italian → dare lezioni private d'italiano a qn

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tutor

(ˈtjuːtə) noun

1. a teacher of a group of students in a college or university. onderwyser مُعَلِّم لمجموعة طُلاب في كُلِّيَّه أو جامِعَه преподавател professor tutor der/die Tutor(in) vejleder; universitetslærer επόπτης σπουδών, εκπαιδευτήςtutor juhendaja استاد راهنما opettaja chargé/-ée de classe מורה, חונך शिक्षक mentor, učitelj tanulmányvezető tanár, tutor pengajar kennari tutor 指導教員 개인 교수 dėstytojas, kurso/studijų vadovas pasniedzējs tutor docent universitets-/høyskolelærer opiekun لارښود استاد professor profesor преподаватель tútor, konzultant mentor tutor handledare ครูสอน danışman öğretmen 導師 керівник групи студентів کليہ يا جامعہ کا معلم thầy phụ đạo 导师

2. a privately-employed teacher. His parents employed a tutor to teach him Greek. onderwyser, privaat onderwyser مُعَلِّم خُصوصي частен учител explicador domácí učitel der/die Privatlehrer(in) privatlærer καθηγητής ιδιαίτερων μαθημάτων profesor particular eraõpetaja معلم خصوصی yksityisopettaja précepteur/-trice מוֹרֶה פְּרַטִי निजी शिक्षक, गृह-शिक्षक privatni učitelj házitanító guru pribadi einkakennari precettore 家庭教師 가정 교사 privatus mokytojas, repetitorius privātskolotājs guru peribadi privé-leraar privatlærerkorepetytor خصوصی یا ځانګړی معلم explicador pro­fesor particular частныи учитель; репетитор domáci učiteľ domači učitelj, inštruktor učitelj privatlärare ครูพิเศษ özel öğretmen 家庭教師 домашній учитель; репетитор اتاليق، ذاتي طور پر رکھا گيا معلم gia sư 家庭教师

3. a book which teaches a subject, especially music. I bought a violin tutor. onderwyser, afrigter كِتاب تَعْليم учебник livro de instruções učebnice das Lehrbuch lærebog εγχειρίδιο διδασκαλίας (συν. μουσικής) método õpik کتاب خودآموز oppikirja méthodeמדריך ऐसी किताब जिसे पढ़ कर शिक्षा पाई जाए (glazbeni) priručnik iskola buku petunjuk kennslubók metodo 教本 자습서 vadovėlis pašmācības grāmata buku leerboeklærebokpodręcznik په خپل زده کړه کتاب livro de instruçOes ghid (учебник-)самоучитель učebnica priročnik uputstvo lärobok คู่มือ müzik öğretim kitabı 教科書 підрчник کتاب جو موسيقي وغيرہ سکھاتي ہو sách hướng dẫn âm nhạc 教课书

verb

to teach. He tutored the child in mathematics. leer, onderrig يُعَلِّم обучавам ensinar dávat hodiny unterrichten undervise διδάσκω, εκπαιδεύω enseñar, instruir; dar clases particulares õpetama تدریس خصوصی کردن opettaa enseigner, donner des cours particuliers à לְלַמֵד शिक्षा देना podučavati tanít mengajar kenna insegnare 個別指導する 가르치다 mokyti mācīt mengajar onderwijzenunderviseuczyć خصوصی تدریس ensinar a da lecţii particulare/meditaţii обучать dávať hodiny poučevati podučavati undervisa, handleda สอนพิเศษ özel ders vermek 教 навчати پڑھانا dạy 教

tuˈtorial (-ˈtoː-) adjective

of or concerning a tutor. tutoriaal مُتَعَلِّق بِوَظيفَة المُعَلِّم настойнически de ensino konzultační Tutor-... lærer- διδακτικός, φροντιστηριακός de tutoría, relativo al tutor õppe- مربوط به معلم خصوصی opetus- (de/du) chargé de classe לִימוּדִי ट्यूटोरियल, शिक्षा देने वाला mentorski, učiteljski nevelő; tutori pengajaran sem lÿtur að kennara tutoriale 個別指導の 개인 교수의, 가정교사의 mokytojo, dėstytojo skolotāja-; pasniedzēja- tutorial van een docent som angår en lærer nauczycielski خصوصی معلم پوری مربوط de ensino tutelar, de tutore наставнический konzultačný učiteljski tutorski lärar-, handledar- เกี่ยวกับผู้สอน özel öğretmene ait 指導教師的，導師的 опікунський; наставницький معلم سے متعلق thuộc gia sư 指导教师的，导师的

noun

a lesson by a tutor at a college or university. We have lectures and tutorials in history. tutoriale دَرْس جامِعي خاص بمَجموعَة طُلاب صَغيرَه урок seminário seminář der Tutorenkurs manuduktionstime φροντιστηριακό μάθημα seminario rühmatund, seminar کلاس ویژه pienryhmäopetus travaux pratiquesשיעור शिक्षिका predavanje, seminar óra a tutorral pelajaran kennslustund, æfingatími corso 個別指導ゼミ 개인 교습 seminaras, pratybos seminārs; konsultācija tutorial college/werkgroep gruppeundervisningzajęcia یو خاص یا ځانګړی کلاس seminário lucrare practică семинар-консультация seminár vaje tutorski čas lektion บทเรียนที่สอนในวิทยาลัย หรือมหาวิทยาลัย danışman öğretmen dersi 指導課 консультація, зустріч із керівником کليہ يا جامعہ کے معلم کا ديا گيا سبق bài giảng 指导课

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tutor

→ مُدَرِّس lektor vejleder Privatlehrer προγυμναστής tutor yksityisopettaja tuteur učitelj insegnante privato 個別指導教官 가정교사 privéleraar veileder nauczyciel professor наставник privatlärare ครูสอนพิเศษ eğitmen giáo viên phụ đạo 家庭教师

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