teach

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/tiːt͡ʃ/

verb 5name 2noun 1

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

effectively

My math teacher effectively taught the difficult concepts by using real-world examples.

VERB + TEACH

try to

My teacher tried to teach us the importance of reading every single day.

be qualified to

My mother was qualified to teach mathematics but chose to work as an engineer instead.

be designed to

This new software program is designed to teach children how to read more effectively.

help (to), help sb (to)

PREP

about

My grandmother taught me about gardening when I was young.

My father taught basic computer skills to senior citizens at the local library.

Definitions

verb

To pass on knowledge to.

Can you teach me to sew? Can you teach sewing to me?

To pass on knowledge generally, especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher.

She used to teach at university.

To cause (someone) to learn or understand (something).

The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Now she had come to look upon the matter in its true proportions, and her anticipation of a possible chance of teaching him a lesson was a pleasure to behold.

Deep Blue taught us a great deal about the power of the human mind precisely because it could not reproduce the intuitive and logical leaps of Kasparov’s mind. A truly synthetic cell, built from scratch or even from preexisting components, will be a cell without ancestry, and it, too, will teach us a great deal about the underlying complexities of life without actually reproducing them.

To cause to know the disagreeable consequences of some action.

I'll teach you to make fun of me!

To show (someone) the way; to guide, conduct; to point, indicate.

‘The bliss is there’, mumbled the old man and taught to Heaven.

c1450, Mandeville's Travelsː Blessed God of might (the) most.. teach us the right way unto that bliss that lasteth aye.

noun

teacher

name

Nickname for a teacher.

I'm not in trouble again, am I, Teach?

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the

thatch
blackbeard

verb — impart skills or knowledge to

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

you can't teach an old dog new tricks

It is impossible to change people's habits, traits, or mindset.

don't teach your grandmother how to milk ducks

Alternative form of don't teach your grandmother how to suck eggs.

don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep

Alternative form of don't teach your grandmother how to suck eggs.

teach grandma how to suck eggs

To tell an expert how to do things.

Madam, reply’d Joler, you would have me teach my Grandame to ſuck Eggs, or ſet up for a Lent Preacher.

give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime

It is better to teach someone to do something themself than to provide the action's reward; education or training is more helpful charity.

He certainly doesn't practice his precepts, but I suppose the Patron meant that if you give a man a fish he is hungry again in an hour. If you teach him to catch a fish you do him

Example Bank

Can you teach me to sew? Can you teach sewing to me?

Wiktionary

She used to teach at university.

Wiktionary

I'm not in trouble again, am I, Teach?

Wiktionary

If you teach me how to dance, I will show you my hidden scars.

Tatoeba · #2185

Teach me how you do it.

Tatoeba · #2351

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, teach is marked as obsolete, informal, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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