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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Noun
Since then, however, the UCL’s most successful coach of all time has taken the Brazil national team manager’s post while Alonso now mans the dugout at the Club World Cup.—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025 The veteran coach has led a team to the NBA Finals, turned perennial losers into playoff threats and helped guide Golden State’s dynasty from the sidelines as an assistant.—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025
Verb
These answers don’t come from coaching techniques alone.—Mo Khan, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025 Keegan O’Toole was coached at Askren’s academy and later directly by Askren himself.—Sofia Schwarzwalder, Kansas City Star, 24 June 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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