teach
verb [I or T] /tiːtʃ/ (taught, taught)Definition
A1 to give someone knowledge or to train someone; to instruct: She taught English to foreign students. [+ to infinitive] Who taught you to cook?Teaching in general teach school US › to be a teacher in a school: Ever since she was a child her dream has been to teach school.Teaching in general
(Definition of teach verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- apprentice verb
- blood verb
- brief verb
- civilization noun (PROCESS)
- clue sb in phrasal verb
- coach verb
- drum sth into sb phrasal verb
- educate verb
- hand sth down phrasal verb (TRADITION)
- hothousing noun
- inculcate verb
- initiate verb (TEACH)
- mainstream verb
- popularize verb (GENERAL)
- show/teach sb the ropes idiom
- teaching noun (JOB)
- train verb (PREPARE)
- tuition noun
- tutelage noun
- wean sb on sth/sb phrasal verb
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