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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

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. 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 ˈteacher

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 가르치기 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 지시 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