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teach

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[ teech ]

verb (used with object)

taught, teaching.
  1. to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in:

    She teaches mathematics.

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  2. to impart knowledge or skill to; give instruction to:

    He teaches a large class.

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verb (used without object)

taught, teaching.
  1. to impart knowledge or skill; give instruction.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,

noun

  1. Informal. teacher.

Teach

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[ teech ]

noun

  1. Edward Blackbeard, died 1718, English pirate and privateer in the Americas.

Teach

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/ پːʃ /

noun

  1. TeachEdward1718MEnglishCRIME AND POLICING: pirate Edward, known as Blackbeard. died 1718, English pirate, active in the West Indies and on the Atlantic coast of North America
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

teach

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/ پːʃ /

verb

  1. tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitiveoften foll byhow to help to learn; tell or show (how)

    to teach someone how to paint

    to teach someone 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. informal.
    Alsoteach someone a lesson to cause (someone) to suffer the unpleasant consequences of some action or behaviour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٱ𲹳󲹲, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • v·ٱ𲹳 verb overtaught overteaching
  • ·ٱ𲹳 verb pretaught preteaching
  • ·ٱ𲹳 verb retaught reteaching
  • ܲd·ٱ𲹳 verb undertaught underteaching
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of teach1

First recorded before 900; Middle English techen, Old English ǣ; akin to token
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of teach1

Old English ǣ; related to token , Old Frisian ŧ, Old Saxon ŧ첹, Old High German zeihhan, Old Norse teikn sign
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Synonym Study

Teach, instruct, tutor, train, educate share the meaning of imparting information, understanding, or skill. Teach is the broadest and most general of these terms and can refer to almost any practice that causes others to develop skill or knowledge: to teach children to write; to teach marksmanship to soldiers; to teach tricks to a dog. Instruct almost always implies a systematic, structured method of teaching: to instruct paramedics in techniques of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Tutor refers to the giving of usually private instruction or coaching in a particular subject or skill: to tutor a child in ( a foreign language, algebra, history, or the like ). Train lays stress on the development of desired behaviors through practice, discipline, or the use of rewards or punishments: to train a child to be polite; to train recruits in military skills; to train a dog to heel. Educate, with a root sense of “to lead forth from,” refers to the imparting of a specific body of knowledge, especially one that equips a person to practice a profession: to educate a person for a high school diploma; to educate someone for the law.
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"I believe submission is, like, the highest form of beauty for a woman," Reitsma said in a video defending the fundamentalist teaching of male headship over women.

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UTU general secretary Jacquie White called the deal "a significant first step in the process of delivering tangible change for the teaching profession",

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Yet the Bruins have tried to balance the new world of college sports while holding true to the program’s long-standing mission to teach, mentor and equip players for life beyond UCLA.

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Before the season opener, he watched as the Bruins conducted a basketball clinic in the suburbs of Paris with economically disadvantaged children, teaching them how to dribble with each hand, jump stop and pivot.

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“As part of our radical transparency efforts, I will ensure the curriculum students are taught is age-appropriate and medically accurate,” said Andrew Gradison, ACF acting assistant secretary, in a statement on the curriculum review.

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