teach

/tiːtʃ/ verb (past tense and past participle taught)

Translation

GIVE LESSONS [I, T] › to give lessons in a particular subject at a school, university, etc

öğretmek, ders vermek

She taught at Harvard University for several years. He teaches history.1124

SHOW HOW TO [T] › to show or explain to someone how to do something

öğretmek

[+ to do sth] My dad taught me to drive. Can you teach me how to knit?1124

GET KNOWLEDGE [T] › If a situation teaches you something, it gives you new knowledge or helps you to understand something.

ders vermek

[+ to do sth] The whole experience taught him to be more careful with money. → See also teach sb a lesson1124

(Definition of teach verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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