Noun
a track star who has been working with a new coach
In those days, people usually traveled long distances in coaches. Verb
He coaches the tennis star.
He has coached the team for several years.
She coached the U.S. gymnastics team at the Olympics.
He has coached at the college level for many years.
The lawyer admitted to coaching the witness.
It was clear that the witness had been coached by her lawyer on how to answer the questions.
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And when your town is so small that everyone knows everyone else – Mjällby’s head coach is a school principal and its scout is a postman – your weaknesses can become your biggest strengths.—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025 On Tuesday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced that Belichick was among the final 12 coaches in the running for the 2026 class, a group that will be narrowed down to nine semifinalists in early November.—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
And Dame would be coaching him.—Jay King, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 He was coached by his father, Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, during his time at Jackson State and Colorado.—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coach
Word History
Etymology
Noun and Verb
Middle English coche, from Middle French, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi (szekér), literally, wagon from Kocs, Hungary
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