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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Teach, Edward Teach, Thatch, Edward Thatch, Blackbeardverb

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

  2. teach, learn, instructverb

    impart skills or knowledge to

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

  3. teachverb

    accustom gradually to some action or attitude

    "The child is taught to obey her parents"

Wiktionary

  1. teachverb

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

  2. teachverb

    To pass on knowledge.

  3. teachverb

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

    She used to teach at university.

  4. Teachnoun

    Nickname for a teacher.

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

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Teachverb

    preter. and part. pass. taught, sometimes teached,

    Etymology: tæcan , Sax.

    The Lord will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths. Isa. ii. 3.

    Teach us by what means to shun
    Th’ inclement seasons. John Milton.

    Moses wrote this song, and taught it. Deut. xxxi. 22.

    In vain they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. Mat. xv. 9.

    They teach all nations what of him they learn’d. John Milton.

    He is a good divine that follows his own instructions; I can easier teach twenty what were good to be done, than to be one of the twenty to follow my own teaching. William Shakespeare.

    If some men teach wicked things, it must be that others should practise them. Robert South, Sermons.

    Huswives are teached, instead of a clocke,
    How winter night passeth by crowing of cocke. Thomas Tusser.

  2. To Teachverb

    To perform the office of an instructor.

    I have labour’d,
    And with no little study, that my teaching,
    And the strong course of my authority,
    Might go one way. William Shakespeare.

    I am too sudden bold
    To teach; a teacher ill beseemeth me. William Shakespeare.

    The heads judge for reward, the priests teach for hire, and the prophets divine for money. Mic. iii. 11.

ChatGPT

  1. teach

    Teach is the act of imparting knowledge, skills, or information to others through instruction, guidance, or example. It involves facilitating learning and understanding, helping individuals acquire new abilities, knowledge, or perspectives in a specific subject or field. Teaching often involves the use of various methods, strategies, and resources to effectively communicate information and promote comprehension and growth in learners.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Teachverb

    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. Teachverb

    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. Teachverb

    to accustom; to guide; to show; to admonish

  4. Teachverb

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  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

  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  

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. TEACH

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Teach is ranked #45189 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Teach surname appeared 474 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Teach.

    87.1% or 413 total occurrences were White.
    7.5% or 36 total occurrences were Black.
    3.5% or 17 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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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. cheat

  2. tache

  3. theca

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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. Davante Adams:

    It’s been that way for quite a while now, but as soon as I step in the building, I kind of wear that on my sleeves, i think that the guys, they’re looking forward to that. [ It’s ] a little bit of a different angle as far as the way that I teach versus our wideout coach or the offensive coordinator or somebody else. It’s a little bit different. It’s like learning from your brother rather than hearing it from your dad.

  2. David Makovsky:

    I sometimes wonder if we have a situation where we have someone who is a law professor and is very cerebral and has this universal sense of how things are supposed to unfold under international law, on the other side, you have someone who is convinced he lives in a region called the Middle East and believes that a lot of the categories that they teach in law school are not always applicable in this neighborhood.

  3. Chanin Viboonrungruang:

    I will teach him to grow up a good person and help society, and I will let him follow his dreams.

  4. George Floyd:

    Honor them, honor George Floyd, and make the necessary changes to make law enforcement the solution and not the problem, teach them what necessary force is. Teach them that deadly force should be used rarely and only when life is at risk. George Floyd wasn't hurting anyone that day. George Floyd didn't deserve to die over $ 20.

  5. Donald Glover:

    I just listened to what (Beyonce) had to teach me, only very few times do you get to work with somebody as iconic as Beyonce.

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