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(tēch) 
v., taught (tôt), teach·ing, teach·es. v.tr.
To give instruction, especially as an occupation.
v., taught (tôt), teach·ing, teach·es. v.tr.
- To impart knowledge or skill to: teaches children.
- To provide knowledge of; instruct in: teaches French.
- To condition to a certain action or frame of mind: teaching youngsters to be self-reliant.
- To cause to learn by example or experience: an accident that taught me a valuable lesson.
- To advocate or preach: teaches racial and religious tolerance.
- To carry on instruction on a regular basis in: taught high school for many years.
To give instruction, especially as an occupation.
[Middle English techen, from Old English tǣcan.]
SYNONYMS teach, instruct, educate, train, school, discipline, drill. These verbs mean to impart knowledge or skill. Teach is the most widely applicable: taught the child to draw; taught literature at the college. Instruct usually suggests methodical teaching: instructed the undergraduates in music theory. Educate often implies formal instruction but especially stresses the development of innate capacities: "We are educated by others ... and this cultivation, mingling with our innate disposition, is the soil in which our desires, passions, and motives grow" (Mary Shelley). Train suggests concentration on particular skills intended to fit a person for a desired role: trained the vocational students to be computer technicians. School often implies an arduous learning process: schooled the youngster to play the viola. Discipline usually refers to the teaching of control, especially self-control: disciplined myself to exercise every day. Drill implies rigorous instruction or training, often by repetition of a routine: drilled the students by having them recite the multiplication tables.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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teach
verb
- To impart knowledge and skill to: coach, discipline, educate, instruct, school, train, tutor. See teach/learn.
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IN BRIEF: To show or help to learn how to do something; train.
It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.
— Maya Angelou
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teach
sign description: Both flattened O-hands move in and out from the head.
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categories related to 'teach'
- Curricula, Studies, Learning, and Tests - teach: (vb) give instruction, guide studies, and offer knowledge or information to others
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Teach
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - lære, undervise
v. intr. - være lærer
n. - lærer
idioms:
- teach someone the ropes sætte nogen ind i sagerne
Nederlands (Dutch)
leren, bijbrengen, onderwijzen
Français (French)
v. tr. - enseigner à, apprendre à, donner une leçon à qn, servir de leçon à qn, enseigner que
v. intr. - enseigner
n. - prof
idioms:
- teach someone the ropes montrer les ficelles
Deutsch (German)
v. - unterrichten, lehren, Unterricht erteilen, beibringen
n. - (ugs.) Lehrer
idioms:
- teach someone the ropes jdm. die Regeln von etwas erklären
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διδάσκω, μαθαίνω σε (κάποιον)
n. - (καθομ.) δάσκαλος
idioms:
- teach someone the ropes διδάσκω την τέχνη, μαθαίνω τα κόλπα σε κάποιον
Português (Portuguese)
v. - ensinar, lecionar, educar, amestrar
n. - instrução (f)
Русский (Russian)
учить (кого-л.)
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - enseñar a, dar clases
v. intr. - enseñar
n. - profe
idioms:
- teach someone the ropes enseñar el funcionamiento de
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - undervisa, lära, ge lektioner
n. - magister, majen
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
教, 教导, 讲授, 教学, 教师
idioms:
- teach someone the ropes 教会某人技巧
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 教, 教導, 講授
v. intr. - 教, 講授, 教學
n. - 教師
idioms:
- teach someone the ropes 教會某人技巧
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 가르쳐 주다, 훈련시키다, 깨닫게 하다
v. intr. - 교사를 하다, 가르치다
n. - 선생
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 教える, 仕込む, 教え込む, 教師をする
n. - 教える人
idioms:
- teach the ropes こつを教える
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يلقن, يدرس, , يعلم (الاسم) دراسه
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - לימד, חינך, הורה
v. intr. - לימד, חינך, הורה
n. - מורה (מדוברת)
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