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
In cases of a head coach change, student-athletes will have a 15-day consecutive window beginning five days after a new coach is hired or announced.—Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2025 As Gurley told attendees at the reception, Williams used to be a regular at noon hour pickup basketball games consisting of coaches and other staff members in the fieldhouse.—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
That Tigers staff would turn out to be one of the best collections of coaching talent in recent college football history, producing four more future head coaches.—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 Sanders was coaching at Jackson State at the time.—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 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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