teach

teach  (tch)

v. taught (tôt), teach·ing, teach·es

v.tr.

1. To impart knowledge or skill to: teaches children.

2. To provide knowledge of; instruct in: teaches French.

3. To condition to a certain action or frame of mind: teaching youngsters to be self-reliant.

4. To cause to learn by example or experience: an accident that taught me a valuable lesson.

5. To advocate or preach: teaches racial and religious tolerance.

6. To carry on instruction on a regular basis in: taught high school for many years.

v.intr.

To give instruction, especially as an occupation.

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[Middle English techen, from Old English tcan; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: teach, instruct, educate, train, school¹, discipline, drill¹
These verbs mean to impart knowledge or skill. Teach is the most widely applicable: taught the child to draw; taught literature at the college.
Instruct usually suggests methodical teaching: instructed the undergraduates in music theory.
Educate often implies formal instruction but especially stresses the development of innate capacities: "We are educated by others ... and this cultivation, mingling with our innate disposition, is the soil in which our desires, passions, and motives grow" Mary Shelley.
Train suggests concentration on particular skills intended to fit a person for a desired role: trained the vocational students to be computer technicians.
School often implies an arduous learning process: schooled the youngster to play the viola.
Discipline usually refers to the teaching of control, especially self-control: disciplined myself to exercise every day.
Drill implies rigorous instruction or training, often by repetition of a routine: drilled the students by having them recite the multiplication tables.

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teach

Verb

[teaching, taught]

1. to tell or show (someone) how to do something

2. to give instruction or lessons in (a subject) to (students)

3. to cause to learn or understand: life has taught me to seize the day

4. teach someone a lesson to warn or punish someone: a bully has to be taught a lesson [Old English tǣcan]

teachable adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Teach - an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718) Blackbeard, Edward Teach, Edward Thatch, Thatch
Verb	1.	teach - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" instruct, learn train, educate, prepare, develop - create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" indoctrinate - teach doctrines to; teach uncritically; "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples" drill - teach by repetition catechise, catechize - give religious instructions to reinforce, reward - strengthen and support with rewards; "Let's reinforce good behavior" spoonfeed - teach without challenging the students; "This professor spoonfeeds his students" induct - introduce or initiate; "The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession" mentor - serve as a teacher or trusted counselor; "The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school"; "She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like mentoring" tutor - be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction; "She tutored me in Spanish" unteach - cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlier unteach - cause to unlearn; "teach somebody to unlearn old habits or methods" ground - instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject lecture, talk - deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?" inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" coach, train - teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports; "He is training our Olympic team"; "She is coaching the crew" edify, enlighten - make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal" condition - establish a conditioned response
	2.	teach - accustom gradually to some action or attitude; "The child is taught to obey her parents" accustom, habituate - make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"

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teach

verb 1. instruct, train, coach, school, direct, advise, inform, discipline, educate, drill, tutor, enlighten, impart, instil, inculcate, edify, give lessons in

verb 2. (often with how) show, train, demonstrate

Translations

teach [pt, pp taught] [tiːtʃ, tɔːt] vt to teach sb sth;

teach sth to sb → enseñar algo a algn vi → enseñar (= be a teacher); ser profesor(a);

it taught him a lesson → (eso) le sirvió de escarmiento

teach [taught , pt, pp ] [tiːtʃ, tɔːt] vt to teach sb sth, to teach sth to sb → apprendre qch à qn;

(in school etc) → enseigner qch à qn vi → enseigner;

it taught him a lesson (fig) → ça lui a servi de leçon

teach [tiːtʃ] [taught , pt, pp ] vt to teach sb sth, teach sth to sb (instruct) → jdm etw beibringen;

(in school) → jdn in etw dat unterrichten vi → unterrichten;

it taught him a lesson (fig) → er hat seine Lektion gelernt

teach pt, pp taught [tiːtʃ, tɔːt] vt to teach sb sth, teach sth to sb → insegnare qc a qn vi → insegnare;

it taught him a lesson (fig) → gli è servito da lezione

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teach

v teach [tiːtʃ]

to give knowledge, skill or wisdom to a person; to instruct or train (a person) She teaches English / the piano; Experience has taught him nothing.leerيُعَلِّمуча(na)učitlære; underviselehrenδιδάσκω, εκπαιδεύωenseñarõpetamaآموختنopettaaenseigner, apprendre (à)לְלָמֵדसिखानाpoučavati, učiti kogatanítmengajarkennainsegnare教える가르치다mokytimācītmengajarlerenundervise, lære (bort)uczyćensinara învăţaпреподавать; учить(na)učiťučitipodučavatiundervisa i, lära []สอน (วิชา)öğretmek教вчити; викладатиپڑھانا، سکھانا، تعليم ديناdạy, dạy bảo教

n ˈteacher

a person who teaches, especially in a school. onderwyserمُعَلِّمучителučitel, -kalærerder/die Lehrer(in)δάσκαλος, δασκάλα, καθηγητής, καθηγήτριαmaestro, profesorõpetajaمعلمopettajaenseignant/-anteמוֹרֶהशिक्षकučiteljtanár(nő)gurukennariinsegnante教師교사mokytojasskolotājsguruleraarlærernauczycielprofessorprofesorучительučiteľ, -kaučiteljučiteljlärareผู้สอนöğretmen教師вчитель(ка); викладач(ка)معلم، مدرسgiáo viên教师

n teaching

1 the work of teacher Teaching is a satisfying job; (also adjective ) the teaching staff of a school.onderwysتَعْليمучителска професияučení, učitelskýundervisning; undervisnings-der Lehrberuf; Lehr-...διδασκαλία, διδακτικόςenseñanzaõpetamineمعلمیopettaminenenseignementהוֹרָאָהशिक्षणpoučavanje, nastavničko zvanjetanításpengajarankennslainsegnamento教えること가르치기mokymasmācīšana; skolotāja darbsmengajaronderwijsundervisningnauczanieensinopredare; învăţământпреподаваниеučenie; učiteľskýpoučevanjepodučavanjeundervisning, lärarjobbวิชาชีพการสอนöğretmenlik教(書)вчителюванняتدريسviệc dạy教（书）

2 guidance or instruction She followed her mother's teaching.onderrig, onderwysingإرْشادинструкцияpoučení, radylæredie Lehreδιδαχή, οδηγίεςlecciónõpetussõnadآموزش؛ رهنمودohjausleçonsהוֹרָאָהशिक्षणpoukatanításpelajaranráðinsegnamenti教え지시pamokymas[]mācībadidikanlesrådnaukiensinamentosfatруководствоpoučenie, radynasvetuputstvoundervisning, vägledningคำแนะนำtavsiye, öğüt教導навчанняہدايت، رہ نمائيsự hướng dẫn教导

3 something that is taught one of the teachings of Christ.lering, leerتَعْليمучениеučenílæredie Lehreδίδαγμα, διδασκαλίαenseñanza, doctrinaõpetusتعلیمopetusenseignementלִימוּדशिक्षाučenjevkinek a tanításaiajarankenninginsegnamenti教え가르침mokymasmācībaajaranleerlære(setning)naukaensinamentoînvăţăturăучениеučenienaukučenjeläraสิ่งที่สอนöğreti, doktrin教誨、教義вчення, доктринаتعليمlời dạy教诲、教义