Definition of teach
taught
play \ˈtȯt\;teaching
transitive verb
1a : to cause to know something taught them a tradeb : to cause to know how is teaching me to drivec : to accustom to some action or attitude teach students to think for themselvesd : 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
4a : to instruct by precept, example, or experienceb : to make known and accepted experience teaches us our limitations
5 : to conduct instruction regularly in teach school
intransitive verb
: to provide instruction : act as a teacher
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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.
Recent Examples of teach from the Web
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These programs deploy the Muppets to teach, among other things, financial literacy, hygiene and understanding autism.
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The project will engage experts to teach photography and creative writing skills to youth in the community to create a historic narrative of the town.
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It was written as part of a project in a journalism class taught by Michael James Rocha, the Union-Tribune’s arts and entertainment editor.
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For half a century and more American historians of all stripes have written and taught newer, more inclusive, and yes, often darker histories such as Landrieu advocates.
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As a teen, Agarwal used books to teach himself to code, and later took programming classes in Indonesia.
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Her mother teaches the fourth grade at Patrick Henry Elementary School in Long Beach.
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Yoga on the Lawn Vinyasa yoga taught by certified yoga instructor Christopher Glowacki.
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A visit to the Sky City Cultural Center and its Haak’u Museum will help put the visit to Acoma in perspective, and teach you that mesas — such as the one that Acoma is built on — are sacred to the people of the pueblos.
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Origin and Etymology of teach
Middle English techen to show, instruct, from Old English tǣcan; akin to Old English tācn sign — more at 1token
First Known Use: before 12th century
Synonym Discussion of teach
Other Education Terms
TEACH Defined for English Language Learners
teach
playDefinition of teach for English Language Learners
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: to cause or help (someone) to learn about a subject by giving lessons
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: to give lessons about (a particular subject) to a person or group
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: to cause or help (a person or animal) to learn how to do something by giving lessons, showing how it is done, etc.
TEACH Defined for Kids
teach
playDefinition of teach for Students
taught
\ˈtȯt\;teaching
1 : to help in learning how to do something : show how He taught me to swim.
2 : to guide the studies of A substitute is teaching the class today.
3 : to give lessons in She teaches math.
4 : to cause to know the unpleasant results of something That will teach you to talk back.
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