Definitions for Teachingˈti tʃɪŋ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

teach•ingˈti tʃɪŋ(n.)

  1. the act or profession of a person who teaches.

    Category: Education

  2. Often, teachings. something that is taught, esp. a doctrine or precept.

    Category: Education

Origin of teaching:

1150–1200

Princeton's WordNet

  1. teaching, instruction, pedagogy(noun)

    the profession of a teacher

    "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"

  2. teaching, precept, commandment(noun)

    a doctrine that is taught

    "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts"

  3. education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity(noun)

    the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

    "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. teaching(noun)ˈti tʃɪŋ

    the job of being a teacher

    Teaching is the only job he's had.

Wiktionary

  1. teaching(Noun)

    Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.

    Many follow the teachings of Confucius.

  2. teaching(Noun)

    The profession of teaching.

    Teaching has seen continual changes over the past decades.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Teaching(u)

    of Teach

  2. Teaching(noun)

    the act or business of instructing; also, that which is taught; instruction

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Teaching

    The educational process of instructing.


Translations for Teaching

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

teaching(noun)

the work of teacher

Teaching is a satisfying job; (also adjective) the teaching staff of a school.

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