taught
ˈtȯt 
; teaching
; teaching
1
a
: to cause to know something
taught them a trade
b
: to cause to know how
is teaching me to drive
c
: to accustom to some action or attitude
teach students to think for themselves
d
: to cause to know the disagreeable consequences of some action
I'll teach you to come home late.
2
: to guide the studies of
3
: to impart the knowledge of
teach algebra
4
a
: to instruct by precept, example, or experience
b
: to make known and accepted
experience teaches us our limitations
5
: to conduct instruction regularly in
teach school
: to provide instruction : act as a teacher
Examples of teach in a Sentence
He enjoys teaching his students about history.
She taught English for many years at the high school.
The church teaches compassion and forgiveness.
Someone needs to teach her right and wrong.
The experience taught us that money doesn't mean everything.
Her injury will teach her not to be so careless with a knife.
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Big Think, 18 June 2026
The calendars that remain, found in attics and at church book sales, have become invaluable, teaching botanists how rising temperatures have altered flower habitat.
—Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Policing expert Ian Adams, who teaches criminal justice at the University of South Carolina, said regardless of the circumstances, the officer should not have fired at the car.
—Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
June Berry, president of the Denton City Federation of Women’s Clubs, says the group is willing to work with those who would like to place a marker outside the club’s building or host an educational series inside the building, teaching people about the history of Quakertown Park.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026
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“Teach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teach. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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teach
verb
taught
ˈtȯt
; teaching
; teaching
1
: to assist in learning how to do something : show how
teach a child to read
2
: to guide the studies of : instruct
teach a class
3
: to give lessons in : instruct pupils in
teach music
4
: to be a teacher
5
: to cause to learn : cause to know the effects of an action
the experience taught him to be more careful
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