Definitions for teach
titʃteach

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Teach, Edward Teach, Thatch, Edward Thatch, Blackbeard(verb)

   an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)

2. teach, learn, instruct(verb)

   impart skills or knowledge to

   "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"

3. teach(verb)

   accustom gradually to some action or attitude

   "The child is taught to obey her parents"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. teach(Verb)

   To show (someone) the way; to guide, conduct.

   Etymology: From techen, from tæcan, from taikijanan, from deyǵe-. Cognate with tech, teich, zeigen, , dico, δείκνυμι. More at token.

2. teach(Verb)

   To pass on knowledge.

   Etymology: From techen, from tæcan, from taikijanan, from deyǵe-. Cognate with tech, teich, zeigen, , dico, δείκνυμι. More at token.

3. teach(Verb)

   To pass on knowledge, especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher.

   She used to teach at university.

   Etymology: From techen, from tæcan, from taikijanan, from deyǵe-. Cognate with tech, teich, zeigen, , dico, δείκνυμι. More at token.

4. Teach(ProperNoun)

   Nickname for a teacher.

   I'm not in trouble again, am I, Teach?

   Etymology: From techen, from tæcan, from taikijanan, from deyǵe-. Cognate with tech, teich, zeigen, , dico, δείκνυμι. More at token.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Teach(verb)

   to impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence concerning; to impart, as knowledge before unknown, or rules for practice; to inculcate as true or important; to exhibit impressively; as, to teach arithmetic, dancing, music, or the like; to teach morals

2. Teach(verb)

   to direct, as an instructor; to manage, as a preceptor; to guide the studies of; to instruct; to inform; to conduct through a course of studies; as, to teach a child or a class

3. Teach(verb)

   to accustom; to guide; to show; to admonish

4. Teach(verb)

   to give instruction; to follow the business, or to perform the duties, of a preceptor

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Teach

   tēch, v.t. to show: to impart knowledge to: to guide the studies of: to exhibit so as to impress upon the mind: to impart the knowledge of: to accustom: to counsel.—v.i. to practise giving instruction:—pa.t. and pa.p. taught (tawt).—n. Teachabil′ity.—adj. Teach′able, capable of being taught: apt or willing to learn.—ns. Teach′ableness; Teach′er, one who teaches or instructs; Teach′ing, the act of teaching or instructing: instruction.—adj. Teach′less, indocile. [A.S. tǽcan, to show, teach; Ger. zeigen, to show; allied to L. docēre, to teach, Gr. deiknunai, to show.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. teach

   To share knowledge and skills.

   She did teach the children beautifully by interacting and sharing things in a fun and modern way.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 6, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'teach' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3620

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'teach' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2388

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'teach' in Verbs Frequency: #221

Anagrams for teach »

1. theca

2. tache

3. cheat

How to pronounce teach?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of teach in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of teach in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of teach in a Sentence

1. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi:

   If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.

2. Bryan Thornhill:

   Teach your kids, don’t be a friend, be a parent. That’s what children need these days.

3. Ron Clark:

   For the past five years of the Ron Clark Academy, we've have had over 14,000 superintendents, principals and educators from all over the country come here to the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta to watch us teach in our classrooms, learn about methods and then take our techniques back to their schools.

4. George Spencer-Brown:

   Unfortunately, we find systems of education today which have departed so far from the plain truth, that they now teach us to be proud of what we know and ashamed of ignorance. This is doubly corrupt. It is corrupt not only because pride is in itself a mortal sin, but also because to teach pride in knowledge is to put up an effective barrier against any advance upon what is already known, since it makes one ashamed to look beyond the bonds imposed by one's ignorance.

5. Congressman Chris Smith:

   I would like to know if those agreements are public, whether they compromise academic or other freedoms of faculty, students, and workers and whether Chinese teachers are allowed the freedom to worship as they please and teach about Tiananmen, Tibet, and Taiwan.

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