Teach

Teach  (tch) also Thatch (thch), Edward Known as Black·beard (blkbîrd) Died 1718.

English pirate. Based on the North Carolina coast after 1713, he conducted acts of piracy off the coast of the American colonies and in the Caribbean. He was killed by British naval forces.

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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 [tiːtʃ]

vb teaches, teaching, taught

1. (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

2. to give instruction or lessons in (a subject) to (a person or animal) to teach French to teach children she teaches

3. (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

4. Also teach (someone) a lesson Informal to cause (someone) to suffer the unpleasant consequences of some action or behaviour

[Old English tǣcan; related to tācen token, Old Frisian tēken, Old Saxon tēkan, Old High German zeihhan, Old Norse teikn sign]

teachable  adj

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Teach [tiːtʃ]

n

(Biographies / Teach, Edward (death date: 1718) M, English, CRIME AND POLICING: pirate) Edward, known as Blackbeard. died 1718, English pirate, active in the West Indies and on the Atlantic coast of North America

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 a programme to teach educational skills She taught me to read.

2. show, train, demonstrate George had taught him how to ride a horse.

3. give lessons in, lecture in, give instruction in, tutor, explain, expound, inculcate, inform someone about She teaches English to Japanese business people.

Translations

teach [tiːtʃ] (taught (pt, pp))

A. VT

1. (in class) [+ subject] → dar clases de, enseñar; [+ group] → dar clases a
Miss Hardy taught us needlework → la Srta. Hardy nos daba clases de or nos enseñaba costura
he teaches primary-school children → es maestro de escuela(primaria), da clases a niños de primaria
to teach school (US) (primary) → dar clases en un colegio de enseñanza primaria; (secondary) → dar clases en un colegio de enseñanza secundaria
she taught English to Japanese businessmen → enseñaba inglés or daba clases de inglés a ejecutivos japoneses

2. (not in class) → enseñar
to teach sb to do sth → enseñar a algn a hacer algo
his parents taught him never to lie → sus padres le enseñaron a no mentir nunca
he taught himself Arabic → aprendió árabe por su cuenta
I'll teach you to speak to me like that! → ¡ya te enseñaré yo a hablarme así!
you can't teach him anything about cars → no le puedes enseñar nada sobre coches
my mother taught me how to cook → mi madre me enseñó a cocinar
history teaches us a valuable lesson → la historia nos enseña una valiosa lección
that'll teach you! → ¡eso te servirá de lección!, ¡te está bien empleado!
that will teach you to mind your own business! → ¡eso te enseñará a no meterte en lo que no te importa!
don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs → a tu padre no le puedes enseñar a ser hijo
to teach sb a lesson → darle una lección a algn
you can't teach an old dog new tricks → perro viejo no aprende gracias

B. VI (= give classes) → dar clases
his wife teaches at our school → su esposa da clases or es profesora en nuestro colegio
he has always wanted to teach → siempre ha querido ser profesor or dedicarse a la enseñanza

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teach [ˈtiːtʃ] [taught] [ˈtɔːt] (pt, pp)

vt

(= give instructions to) → enseigner à
to teach sb sth (gen) → apprendre qch à qn
to teach sb sth (at school, college, university) → enseigner qch à qn
My sister taught me to swim → Ma sœur m'a appris à nager.
to teach sb how to do sth → apprendre à faire qch à qn
My mother taught me how to cook → Ma mère m'a appris à cuisiner.
to teach sb to do sth → apprendre à faire qch à qn

[+ subject] → enseigner
She teaches physics → Elle enseigne la physique.
She taught English to Japanese business people → Elle enseignait l'anglais à des cadres commerciaux japonais.

(make feel or think differently) → apprendre
Their daughter's death had taught them humility → La mort de leur fille leur a appris l'humilité.
it taught him a lesson → ça lui a servi de leçon
that'll teach you! → ça t'apprendra!

vi → enseigner

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teach vb: pret, ptp <taught>

vt subject, person → unterrichten, lehren (geh); animal → abrichten; to teach something to somebody, to teach somebody something → jdm etw beibringen; (teacher) → jdn in etw (dat) → unterrichten, jdm Unterricht in etw (dat) → geben; to teach somebody to do something → jdm beibringen, etw zu tun; the accident taught me to be careful → durch diesen Unfall habe ich gelernt, vorsichtiger zu sein; to teach somebody how to do something → jdm zeigen, wie man etw macht, jdm etw beibringen; you can’t teach somebody how to be happy → man kann niemanden lehren, glücklich zu sein; he teaches French → er unterrichtet or gibt (inf) → or lehrt (geh) → Französisch; who taught you to drive? → bei wem haben Sie Fahren gelernt?; to teach school (US) → Lehrer(in) sein/werden; to teach oneself something → sich (dat) → etw beibringen; I taught myself to ride a bike → ich habe mir das Radfahren (selbst) beigebracht; let that teach you not to … → lass dir das eine Lehre sein, nicht zu …; that’ll teach him a thing or two! → da werden ihm die Augen aufgehen, da wird er erst mal sehen (inf); it taught me a thing or two → es war sehr lehrreich, da habe ich einiges gelernt; that’ll teach him! → das hat er nun davon!; make her pay, that’ll teach her → lass sie bezahlen, das wird ihr eine Lehre sein; that’ll teach you to break the speed limit/not to pay your insurance → das hast du (nun) davon, dass du die Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung überschritten/die Versicherung nicht bezahlt hast; I’ll teach you to speak to me like that! → ich werde dir schon austreiben (inf) → or werde dich lehren, so mit mir zu sprechen!; you can’t teach him anything about that → darüber können Sie ihm nichts Neues mehr erzählen

vi → unterrichten, Unterricht geben; he wants to teach → er möchte Lehrer werden; he can’t teach he can’t teach (= not allowed) → er darf nicht unterrichten; (= no ability) → er gibt keinen guten Unterricht

n (esp US inf: = teacher: as address) → Herr m, → Frau f

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teach [tiːtʃ] (taught (pt, pp))

1. vt → insegnare
I teach English → insegno inglese
to teach sb sth, teach sth to sb → insegnare qc a qn
to teach sb (how) to do sth → insegnare a qn come si fa qc
I taught him (how) to write → gli ho insegnato a scrivere
it taught him a lesson (fig) → gli è servito da lezione
I'll teach you to leave the gas on! → ti faccio vedere io cosa ti succede quando lasci il gas aperto!

2. vi → insegnare
his wife teaches in our school → sua moglie insegna nella nostra scuola

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teach [tiːtʃ] (taught (pt, pp))

1. vt → insegnare
I teach English → insegno inglese
to teach sb sth, teach sth to sb → insegnare qc a qn
to teach sb (how) to do sth → insegnare a qn come si fa qc
I taught him (how) to write → gli ho insegnato a scrivere
it taught him a lesson (fig) → gli è servito da lezione
I'll teach you to leave the gas on! → ti faccio vedere io cosa ti succede quando lasci il gas aperto!

2. vi → insegnare
his wife teaches in our school → sua moglie insegna nella nostra scuola

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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. leer يُعَلِّم уча (na)učit lære; undervise lehren διδάσκω, εκπαιδεύω enseñar õpetama آموختن opettaa enseigner, apprendre (à) לְלָמֵד सिखाना poučavati, učiti koga tanít mengajar kenna insegnare 教える 가르치다 mokyti mācīt mengajar leren undervise, lære (bort) uczyć ensinar a învăţa преподавать; учить (na)učiť učiti podučavati undervisa i, lära [] สอน (วิชา) öğretmek 教 вчити; викладати پڑھانا، سکھانا، تعليم دينا dạy, dạy bảo 教

n teacher

a person who teaches, especially in a school. onderwyser مُعَلِّم учител učitel, -ka lærer der/die Lehrer(in) δάσκαλος, δασκάλα, καθηγητής, καθηγήτρια maestro, profesor õpetaja معلم opettaja enseignant/-ante מוֹרֶה शिक्षक učitelj tanár(nő) guru kennari insegnante 教師 교사 mokytojas skolotājs guru leraar lærer nauczyciel professor profesor учитель učiteľ, -ka učitelj učitelj lärare ผู้สอน öğretmen 教師 вчитель(ка); викладач(ка) معلم، مدرس giáo viên 教师

n teaching

1 the work of teacher Teaching is a satisfying job; (also adjective ) the teaching staff of a school. onderwys تَعْليم учителска професия učení, učitelský undervisning; undervisnings- der Lehrberuf; Lehr-... διδασκαλία, διδακτικός enseñanza õpetamine معلمی opettaminen enseignement הוֹרָאָה शिक्षण poučavanje, nastavničko zvanje tanítás pengajaran kennsla insegnamento 教えること 교직 mokymas mācīšana; skolotāja darbs mengajar onderwijs undervisning nauczanie ensino predare; învăţământ преподавание učenie; učiteľský poučevanje podučavanje undervisning, lärarjobb วิชาชีพการสอน öğretmenlik 教(書) вчителювання تدريس việc dạy 教（书）

2 guidance or instruction She followed her mother's teaching. onderrig, onderwysing إرْشاد инструкция poučení, rady lære die Lehre διδαχή, οδηγίες lección õpetussõnad آموزش؛ رهنمود ohjaus leçons הוֹרָאָה शिक्षण pouka tanítás pelajaran ráð insegnamenti 教え 지도 pamokymas []mācība didikan les råd nauki ensinamento sfat руководство poučenie, rady nasvet uputstvo undervisning, vägledning คำแนะนำ tavsiye, öğüt 教導 навчання ہدايت، رہ نمائي sự hướng dẫn 教导

3 something that is taught one of the teachings of Christ. lering, leer تَعْليم учение učení lære die Lehre δίδαγμα, διδασκαλία enseñanza, doctrina õpetus تعلیم opetus enseignement לִימוּד शिक्षा učenje vkinek a tanításai ajaran kenning insegnamenti 教え 가르침 mokymas mācība ajaran leer lære(setning) nauka ensinamento învăţătură учение učenie nauk učenje lära สิ่งที่สอน öğreti, doktrin 教誨、教義 вчення, доктрина تعليم lời dạy 教诲、教义

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Teach → يُدَرْس naučit lære lehren διδάσκω enseñar opettaa enseigner podučavati insegnare 教える 가르치다 onderwijzen undervise nauczyć ensinar учить undervisa สอน öğretmek dạy học 讲授