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teach

 (tēch)
v.taught(tôt),teach·ing,teach·es
v.tr.
1. To impart knowledge or skill to:teaches children.
2. To provide knowledge of; instruct in:teaches French.
3. To condition to a certain action or frame of mind:teaching youngsters to be self-reliant.
4. To cause to learn by example or experience:an accident that taught me a valuable lesson.
5. To advocate or preach:teaches racial and religious tolerance.
6. To carry on instruction on a regular basis in:taught high school for many years.
v.intr.
To give instruction, especially as an occupation.
n.Slang
A teacher.
[Middle Englishtechen, from Old Englishtǣcan; seedeik- inIndo-European roots.]
Synonyms: teach, instruct, educate, train, school1, discipline, drill1
These verbs mean to impart knowledge or skill.Teach is the most widely applicable:taught the child to draw; taught literature at the college. Instruct often suggests training in some special field or skill:instructed the undergraduates in music theory. Educate often implies formal instruction but especially stresses the development of innate capacities:"We are educated by others ... and this cultivation, mingling with our innate disposition, is the soil in which our desires, passions, and motives grow" (Mary Shelley).
Train suggests concentration on particular skills intended to fit a person for a desired role:trained the vocational students to be computer technicians. School often implies an arduous training process:"He took young Deanie under his wing and schooled him in the art of ambidextrous gunplay" (T.J. English).
Discipline usually refers to the teaching of control, especially self-control:disciplined myself to exercise every day. Drill implies rigorous instruction or training, usually by repetition:drilled the students by having them recite the multiplication tables.
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teach

(tiːtʃ)
vb,teaches,teachingortaught
1. (often foll by:how) to help to learn; tell or show (how):to teach someone to paint;to teach someone how to paint.
2.to give instruction or lessons in (a subject) to (a person or animal):to teach French;to teach children;she teaches.
3. (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to cause to learn or understand:experience taught him that he could not be a journalist.
4.informal Also:teach someone a lesson to cause (someone) to suffer the unpleasant consequences of some action or behaviour
[Old Englishtǣcan; related totācen token, Old Frisiantēken, Old Saxontēkan, Old High Germanzeihhan, Old Norseteikn sign]
ˈteachableadj

Teach

(tiːtʃ)
n
(Biography)Edward, known asBlackbeard. died 1718, English pirate, active in the West Indies and on the Atlantic coast of North America
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teach

(titʃ)

v.taught, teach•ing.v.t.
1. to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics.
2. to impart knowledge or skill to; give instruction to: He teaches a large class.
v.i.
3. to impart knowledge or skill; give instruction, esp. as one's profession or vocation.
[before 900; Middle Englishtechen, Old Englishtǣcan; akin totoken]
syn:teach,instruct,train,educate share the meaning of imparting information, understanding, or skill.teach is the most general of these terms, referring to any practice that furnishes a person with skill or knowledge:to teach children to write.instruct usu. implies a systematic, structured method of teaching:to instruct paramedics in first aid.train stresses the development of a desired proficiency or behavior through practice, discipline, and instruction:to train military recruits.educate stresses the development of reasoning and judgment; it often involves preparing a person for an occupation or for mature life:to educate the young.

Teach

(titʃ)

n.
Edward ( “Blackbeard”), died 1718, English pirate and privateer in the Americas.
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teach

1.teaching a subject

If youteach a subject, you explain it to people so that they know about it or understand it. The past form and-ed participle ofteach istaught.

Itaught history for many years.
Englishwill be taught in primary schools.

Whenteach has this meaning, it often has an indirect object. The indirect object can go either in front of the direct object or after it. If it goes after the direct object, you putto in front of it.

That's the man that taughtus Geography at school.
I found a job teachingEnglish to a group of adults in Paris.
2.teaching a skill

If youteach someoneto do something, you give them instructions so that they know how to do it.

Hetaught meto sing a song.
His dadhad taught himto drive.

Whenteach is used with ato-infinitive like this, it must have a direct object. Don't say, for example, 'His dad had taught to drive'.

Instead of using ato-infinitive, you can sometimes use an-ing form. For example, instead of saying 'I taught them to ski', you can say 'I taught themskiing'. You can also say 'I taught themhow to ski'.

She taught themsinging.
My mother taught mehow to cook.
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teach


Past participle:taught
Gerund:teaching

Imperative
teach
teach
Present
I teach
you teach
he/she/it teaches
we teach
you teach
they teach
Preterite
I taught
you taught
he/she/it taught
we taught
you taught
they taught
Present Continuous
I am teaching
you are teaching
he/she/it is teaching
we are teaching
you are teaching
they are teaching
Present Perfect
I have taught
you have taught
he/she/it has taught
we have taught
you have taught
they have taught
Past Continuous
I was teaching
you were teaching
he/she/it was teaching
we were teaching
you were teaching
they were teaching
Past Perfect
I had taught
you had taught
he/she/it had taught
we had taught
you had taught
they had taught
Future
I will teach
you will teach
he/she/it will teach
we will teach
you will teach
they will teach
Future Perfect
I will have taught
you will have taught
he/she/it will have taught
we will have taught
you will have taught
they will have taught
Future Continuous
I will be teaching
you will be teaching
he/she/it will be teaching
we will be teaching
you will be teaching
they will be teaching
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been teaching
you have been teaching
he/she/it has been teaching
we have been teaching
you have been teaching
they have been teaching
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been teaching
you will have been teaching
he/she/it will have been teaching
we will have been teaching
you will have been teaching
they will have been teaching
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been teaching
you had been teaching
he/she/it had been teaching
we had been teaching
you had been teaching
they had been teaching
Conditional
I would teach
you would teach
he/she/it would teach
we would teach
you would teach
they would teach
Past Conditional
I would have taught
you would have taught
he/she/it would have taught
we would have taught
you would have taught
they would have taught
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.teach - an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)Teach - an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
Verb1.teach - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"
train,educate,prepare,develop - create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"
indoctrinate - teach doctrines to; teach uncritically; "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples"
drill - teach by repetition
catechise,catechize - give religious instructions to
reinforce,reward - strengthen and support with rewards; "Let's reinforce good behavior"
spoonfeed - teach without challenging the students; "This professor spoonfeeds his students"
induct - introduce or initiate; "The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession"
mentor - serve as a teacher or trusted counselor; "The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school"; "She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like mentoring"
tutor - be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction; "She tutored me in Spanish"
unteach - cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlier
unteach - cause to unlearn; "teach somebody to unlearn old habits or methods"
ground - instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
lecture,talk - deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"
coach,train - teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports; "He is training our Olympic team"; "She is coaching the crew"
edify,enlighten - make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"
condition - establish a conditioned response
2.teach - accustom gradually to some action or attitude; "The child is taught to obey her parents"
accustom,habituate - make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

teach

verb
1.instruct,train,coach,school,direct,advise,inform,discipline,educate,drill,tutor,enlighten,impart,instil,inculcate,edify,give lessons ina programme to teach educational skillsShe taught me to read.
2.show,train,demonstrateGeorge had taught him how to ride a horse.
3.give lessons in,lecture in,give instruction in,tutor,explain,expound,inculcate,inform someone aboutShe teaches English to Japanese business people.
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teach

verb
To impart knowledge and skill to:
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Translations
يُعَلِّميُعَلِّمُ
učit
læreundervise
opettaa
ללמד
podučavatiučiti
ajar
kenna
教える
가르치다
docere
mācīt
învăţa
učiťnaučiť
učitipoučevati
läraundervisa
สอน
dạy học

teach

[tiːtʃ] (taught (pt, pp))
A.VT
1. (in class) [+subject] →dar clases de,enseñar; [+group] →dar clases a
Miss Hardy taught us needlework →la Srta. Hardy nosdabaclases deor nosenseñabacostura
he teaches primary-school children →esmaestro deescuela (primaria), daclases aniños deprimaria
to teachschool (US) (primary) →dar clases en uncolegio deenseñanza primaria; (secondary) →dar clases en uncolegio deenseñanzasecundaria
she taught Englishto Japanese businessmen →enseñabainglésordabaclases deinglés aejecutivosjaponeses
2. (not in class) →enseñar
to teach sb to do sth →enseñar a algn ahacer algo
his parents taught him never to lie →suspadres leenseñaron a nomentir nunca
he taughthimself Arabic →aprendióárabe por sucuenta
I'll teach you to speak to me like that! →¡ya teenseñaré yo a hablarme así!
you can't teach him anythingabout cars →no le puedesenseñar nada sobrecoches
my mother taught mehow to cook →mimadre meenseñó acocinar
history teaches us a valuablelesson →lahistoria nosenseña unavaliosalección
that'll teach you! →¡eso teservirá delección!, ¡teestá bienempleado!
that will teach you to mind your own business! →¡eso teenseñará a no meterte enlo que no teimporta!
don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs →a tupadre no le puedesenseñar a serhijo
to teach sb a lesson →darle unalección a algn
you can't teach an old dog new tricks →perroviejo noaprendegracias
B.VI (=give classes) →dar clases
his wife teaches at our school →suesposa daclasesor esprofesora en nuestrocolegio
he has always wanted to teach →siempre ha queridoser profesorordedicarse a la enseñanza
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

teach

[ˈtiːtʃ] [taught][ˈtɔːt] (pt, pp)
vt
(=give instructions to) →enseigner à
to teach sb sth(gen) →apprendre qch à qn
to teach sb sth(at school, college, university) →enseigner qch à qn
My sister taught me to swim →Ma sœur m'aappris ànager.
to teach sb how to do sth →apprendre àfaire qch à qn
My mother taught me how to cook →Mamère m'aappris àcuisiner.
to teach sb to do sth →apprendre àfaire qch à qn
[+subject] →enseigner
She teaches physics →Elleenseigne laphysique.
She taught English to Japanese business people →Elleenseignait l'anglais à descadrescommerciauxjaponais.
(make feel or think differently) →apprendre
Their daughter's death had taught them humility →Lamort de leurfille leur aappris l'humilité.
it taught him a lesson →ça lui aservi deleçon
that'll teach you! →ça t'apprendra!
vi →enseigner
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

teach

vb: pret, ptp <taught>
vt subject, person →unterrichten,lehren(geh);animal →abrichten;toteach something to somebody, toteach somebody something →jdmetwbeibringen; (teacher) →jdn inetw(dat) →unterrichten,jdmUnterricht inetw(dat) →geben;toteach somebody to do something →jdmbeibringen,etw zutun;the accident taught me to be careful →durch diesenUnfall habe ichgelernt,vorsichtigerzu sein;toteach somebody how to do something →jdmzeigen, wie manetwmacht,jdmetwbeibringen;you can’tteach somebody how to be happy →man kannniemandenlehren,glücklichzu sein;heteaches French →erunterrichtetorgibt(inf) →orlehrt(geh) →Französisch;who taught you to drive? →bei wem haben SieFahrengelernt?;toteach school (US) →Lehrer(in) sein/werden;toteach oneself something →sich(dat) →etwbeibringen;I taught myself to ride a bike →ich habe mir dasRadfahren (selbst)beigebracht;let thatteach you not to … →lass dir das eineLehre sein,nicht zu …;that’llteach him a thing or two! →dawerden ihm dieAugenaufgehen, dawird er erst malsehen(inf);it taught me a thing or two →es war sehrlehrreich, da habe ich einigesgelernt;that’llteach him! →das hat er nun davon!;make her pay, that’llteach her →lass siebezahlen, daswird ihr eineLehre sein;that’llteach you to break the speed limit/not to pay your insurance →das hast du (nun) davon, dass du dieGeschwindigkeitsbegrenzungüberschritten/dieVersicherungnichtbezahlt hast;I’llteach you to speak to me like that! →ichwerde dir schonaustreiben(inf) →orwerde dichlehren, so mit mir zusprechen!;you can’tteach him anything about that →darüber können Sie ihm nichtsNeuesmehrerzählen
vi →unterrichten,Unterrichtgeben;he wants toteach →ermöchteLehrerwerden;he can’tteachhe can’tteach(= not allowed) →er darfnichtunterrichten;(= no ability) →ergibt keinengutenUnterricht
n (esp USinf:= teacher: as address) →Herrm, →Frauf
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

teach

[tiːtʃ] (taught (pt, pp))
1.vt →insegnare
I teach English →insegnoinglese
to teach sb sth, teach sth to sb →insegnare qc a qn
to teach sb (how) to do sth →insegnare a qn come si fa qc
I taught him (how) to write →gli hoinsegnato ascrivere
it taught him a lesson (fig) →gli èservito dalezione
I'll teach you to leave the gas on! →tifacciovedere io cosa tisuccede quandolasci ilgasaperto!
2.vi →insegnare
his wife teaches in our school →suamoglieinsegna nella nostrascuola
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

teach

(tiːtʃ) –past tense, past participletaught (toːt) – verb
to give knowledge, skill or wisdom to a person; to instruct or train (a person).She teaches English / the piano;Experience has taught him nothing. leer يُعَلِّم уча ensinar (na)učitlehren lære; underviseδιδάσκω,εκπαιδεύωenseñar õpetama آموختن opettaaenseigner,apprendre לְלָמֵד सिखाना poučavati, učiti koga tanít mengajar kennainsegnare 教える 가르치다 mokyti mācīt mengajarlerenundervise,læreuczyć ensinar a învăţaпреподавать;учить (na)učiť učiti podučavati undervisa i, lära [ut] สอน (วิชา)öğretmek 教導 вчити; викладати پڑھانا، سکھانا، تعليم دينا dạy, dạy bảo 教，教导，训练
ˈteacher noun
a person who teaches,especially in a school. onderwyser مُعَلِّم учител professor učitel, -ka der/die Lehrer(in) lærerδάσκαλος,δασκάλα,καθηγητής,καθηγήτριαmaestro,profesor õpetaja معلم opettaja enseignant/-anteמורה शिक्षक učitelj tanár(nő) guru kennariinsegnante 教師 교사 mokytojas skolotājs guruleraarlærernauczyciel professor profesorучитель učiteľ, -ka učitelj učitelj lärare ผู้สอนöğretmen 教師 вчитель(ка); викладач(ка) معلم، مدرس giáo viên教师
teaching noun
1. the work of teacher.Teaching is a satisfying job;(also adjective) the teaching staff of a school. onderwys تَعْليم учителска професия ensino učení, učitelský der Lehrberuf; Lehr-... undervisning; undervisnings-διδασκαλία,διδακτικόςenseñanza õpetamine معلمی opettaminenenseignementהוראה शिक्षण poučavanje, nastavničko zvanje tanítás pengajaran kennslainsegnamento 教えること 교직 mokymas mācīšana; skolotāja darbs mengajaronderwijsundervisningnauczanie ensino predare; învăţământ преподавание učenie; učiteľský poučevanje podučavanje undervisning, lärarjobb วิชาชีพการสอน öğretmenlik 教(書) вчителювання تدريس việc dạy 教（书）
2. guidance or instruction.She followed her mother's teaching. onderrig, onderwysing إرْشاد инструкция ensinamento poučení, rady die Lehre lære διδαχή,οδηγίεςlección õpetussõnad آموزش؛ رهنمود ohjaus leçonsהוראה शिक्षण pouka tanítás pelajaran ráðinsegnamenti 教え 지도 pamokymas []mācība didikanlesråd nauki ensinamento sfatруководство poučenie, rady nasvet uputstvo undervisning, vägledning คำแนะนำtavsiye,öğüt 教導 навчання ہدايت، رہ نمائي sự hướng dẫn教导
3. something that is taught.one of the teachings of Christ. lering, leer تَعْليم учение ensinamento učení die Lehre læreδίδαγμα,διδασκαλίαenseñanza,doctrina õpetus تعلیم opetusenseignementלימוד शिक्षा učenje vkinek a tanításai ajaran kenninginsegnamenti 教え 가르침 mokymas mācība ajaranleerlærenauka ensinamento învăţăturăучение učenie nauk učenje lära สิ่งที่สอนöğreti,doktrin 教誨、教義 вчення, доктрина تعليم lời dạy 教诲，教义
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

teach

→يُعَلِّمُ učit lærelehrenδιδάσκωenseñar opettaaenseigner podučavatiinsegnare 教える 가르치다onderwijzenundervisenauczyćensinarучить undervisa สอนöğretmek dạy học讲授
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

teach

vi. enseñar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

teach

vt (pret & pptaught) enseñar
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.


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