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teach en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• [ˈtʰɪi̯t͡ʃ]
• (US) audio
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/

Etymology

From Middle English techen, from Old English tǣċan (“to show, declare, demonstrate; teach, instruct, train; assign, prescribe, direct; warn; persuade”), from Proto-West Germanic *taikijan, from Proto-Germanic *taikijaną (“to show”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”). Cognate with Scots tech, teich (“to teach”), German zeigen (“to show, point out”), zeihen (“accuse, blame”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (gateihan, “to announce, declare, tell, show, display”), Latin dīcō (“speak, say, tell”), Ancient Greek δείκνυμι (deíknumi, “show, point out, explain, teach”), Sanskrit दिशति (diśati, “to point out, show, tell, teach”). More at token.

Meanings

1. (ditransitive) To pass on knowledge to.
   • Can you teach me to sew?  Can you teach sewing to me?
2. (intransitive, stative) To pass on knowledge generally, especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher.
   • She used to teach at university.
3. (ditransitive) To cause (someone) to learn or understand (something).
   • In Episode 3, Gia incorporates very distinct and strong gestures as she teaches Havelock the phrase, "Unte kowlting gut, to pochuye ke?" ("And everything will be okay, understand?") 2016 January 15, Bryan Enk, “Belter Creole 101”, in SYFY:
   • Deep Blue taught us a great deal about the power of the human mind precisely because it could not reproduce the intuitive and logical leaps of Kasparov’s mind. A truly synthetic cell, built from scratch or even from preexisting components, will be a cell without ancestry, and it, too, will teach us a great deal about the underlying complexities of life without actually reproducing them. 2013 September-October, Rob Dorit, “Making Life from Scratch”, in American Scientist:
   • The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Now she had come to look upon the matter in its true proportions, and her anticipation of a possible chance of teaching him a lesson was a pleasure to behold. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
4. (ditransitive) To cause to know the disagreeable consequences of some action.
   • I'll teach you to make fun of me!
5. (obsolete, transitive) To show (someone) the way; to guide, conduct; to point, indicate.
   • ‘The bliss is there’, mumbled the old man and taught to Heaven.
   • c1450, Mandeville's Travelsː Blessed God of might (the) most.. teach us the right way unto that bliss that lasteth aye.
   • So thus within a whyle as they thus talked the nyghte passed / and the daye shone / and thenne syre launcelot armed hym / and took his hors / and they taught hym to the Abbaye and thyder he rode within the space of two owrys 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter V, in Le Morte Darthur, book VI:
   • c1460, Cursor Mundiː Till thy sweet sun uprose, thou keptest all our lay, how we should keep our belief there taught'st thou us the way.

Forms

Antonyms

learn

Deriveds

teach who's the boss (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · unteach (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · forteach (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · underteach (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · teachingly (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · teach the controversy (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · teach to the test (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · teach someone a lesson (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · teach-out (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · teachy (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · unteachable (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · teach someone who's the boss (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · overteach (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · don't teach your grandmother how to milk ducks (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · teachless (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · home teach (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · teachable (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · reteach (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · teachworthy (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · beteach (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · foreteach (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · pre-teach (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · you can't teach an old dog new tricks (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · teach away (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · teachability (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · coteach (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · nonteaching (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · unteachability (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · give a man a fish and you feed him for a day (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · teacherly (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · teaching (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · microteach (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · teach to read and write (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · co-teach (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · teach out (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · teacher (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · teach school (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · teach grandma how to suck eggs (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · that'll teach someone (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · teach who's boss (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · misteach (Terms derived from teach (verb)) · teach-in (Terms derived from teach (verb))

Synonyms

instruct · educate

Translations (306)

la addoceo (obsolete: to show the way) · zza musnen (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · de unterrichten (to pass on knowledge) · vi dạy dỗ (to pass on knowledge) · nl lesgeven (to pass on knowledge) · as পঢ়োৱা (to pass on knowledge) · zza mısayen (to cause to learn or understand) · ca ensenyar (to pass on knowledge) · nan-hbl 教 (to pass on knowledge) · sq mësoj (to pass on knowledge) · ab арҵара (to pass on knowledge) · az dərs demək (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · uz saboq bermoq (to pass on knowledge) · gl deprender (to pass on knowledge) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to pass on knowledge) · ang lǣran (to pass on knowledge) · gld алоси- (to pass on knowledge) · evn алагу- (to pass on knowledge) · la doceo (obsolete: to show the way) · fa یاد دادن درس دادن (to pass on knowledge) · my ပညာပေး (to pass on knowledge) · de unterrichten (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · ur پڑھانا (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · arz درس (to pass on knowledge) · bua һургаха (to pass on knowledge) · bni lakisa (to pass on knowledge) · ga múin (to pass on knowledge) · rm instruir (to pass on knowledge) · hi पढ़ाना (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · cmn 講課 /讲课 (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · vi dạy (to pass on knowledge) · got 𐍄𐌰𐌻𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to pass on knowledge) · or ଶିକ୍ଷା ଦେବା (to pass on knowledge) · gd teagaisg (to pass on knowledge) · no lære (to pass on knowledge) · af leer (to pass on knowledge) · ta சொல்லித்தா (to pass on knowledge) · tyv өөредип каар (to pass on knowledge) · lb léieren (to pass on knowledge) · cmn 教 (to pass on knowledge) · ru обучи́ть (to pass on knowledge) · ary علّم (to pass on knowledge) · de lehren (to pass on knowledge) · km បង្រៀន (to pass on knowledge) · fi opettaa (to pass on knowledge) · lut ʔugʷusəd (to pass on knowledge) · kk оқыту (to pass on knowledge) · uk виклада́ти (to pass on knowledge) · ja 教える (to pass on knowledge) · cs učit (to pass on knowledge) · el διδάσκω (to pass on knowledge) · gin молъа (to pass on knowledge) · ru преподава́ть (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · ml ശിക്ഷണം നൽകുക (to pass on knowledge) · la doceō (to pass on knowledge) · hsb wučić (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · cmn 教训 (obsolete: to show the way) · oc ensenhar (to pass on knowledge) · tr öğretmek (to pass on knowledge) · udm дышетыны (to pass on knowledge) · la addoceo (to pass on knowledge) · fa آموزاندن (to pass on knowledge) · pt dar aula (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · ota اوكرتمك (to cause to learn or understand) · akz aabachi (to pass on knowledge) · be вучы́ць (to pass on knowledge) · kix āchìm (to pass on knowledge) · sh ùčiti (to pass on knowledge) · th สอน (to pass on knowledge) · cdo 教 (to pass on knowledge) · bg преподавам (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · fa نمایاندن (obsolete: to show the way) · hy սովորեցնել (to pass on knowledge) · ist insignà (to pass on knowledge) · et õpetama (to pass on knowledge) · ru обуча́ть (to pass on knowledge) · sv lära (to pass on knowledge) · ngh ǁxaǁxa (to pass on knowledge) · ast enseñar (to pass on knowledge) · ta சொல்லிக்கொடு (to pass on knowledge) · no undervise (to pass on knowledge) · uk вчи́ти (to pass on knowledge) · wuu 教 (to pass on knowledge) · tyv өөредир (to pass on knowledge) · dsb wucyś (to pass on knowledge) · hsb wučić (to pass on knowledge) · io savigar (to cause to learn or understand) · is kenna (to pass on knowledge) · ce хьеха (to pass on knowledge) · nl aanleren (to pass on knowledge) · zza ray mısnayen (obsolete: to show the way) · orv ꙋчити (to pass on knowledge) · sv undervisa (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · sk učiť (to pass on knowledge) · id mengajar (to pass on knowledge) · mn заах (to pass on knowledge) · dng җё (to pass on knowledge) · lo ສອນ (to pass on knowledge) · se oahpahit (to pass on knowledge) · tg омӯзонидан (to pass on knowledge) · gu શીખવવું (to pass on knowledge) · hi शिक्षा देना (to pass on knowledge) · ug ئوقۇتماق (to pass on knowledge) · uk виклада́ти (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · ln lakisa (to pass on knowledge) · rm mussar (to pass on knowledge) · rap haka'ite (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · hi सिखाना (to pass on knowledge) · lt mokyti (to pass on knowledge) · hu oktat (to pass on knowledge) · hit 𒀭𒈾𒉡𒍣 (to pass on knowledge) · sga for·cain (to pass on knowledge) · te నేర్పు (to pass on knowledge) · it insegnare (to pass on knowledge) · yue 教 (to pass on knowledge) · os ахуыр кӕнын (to pass on knowledge) · af onderrig (to pass on knowledge) · eu irakatsi (to pass on knowledge) · kw dyski (to pass on knowledge) · mn ᠰᠤᠷᠭᠠᠬᠤ (to pass on knowledge) · bg у́ча (to pass on knowledge) · kl ilinniartitsivoq (to pass on knowledge) · bcl tukdo (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · he לימד \ לִמֵּד (to pass on knowledge) · tr öğretmek (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · cu оучити (to pass on knowledge) · sa उपदिशति (to pass on knowledge) · te బోధించు (to pass on knowledge) · fur insegnâ (to pass on knowledge) · khb ᦉᦸᧃ (to pass on knowledge) · tk okatmak (to pass on knowledge) · wa scoler (to pass on knowledge) · de lehren (to cause to learn or understand) · scn nzignari (to pass on knowledge) · tr ders vermek (to pass on knowledge) · ky сабак берүү (to pass on knowledge) · fr enseigner (to cause to learn or understand) · ru учи́ть (to pass on knowledge) · hi पढ़ाना (to pass on knowledge) · tg омӯхтан (to pass on knowledge) · la instruo (to pass on knowledge) · sv lära ut (to pass on knowledge) · vo tidön (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · kn ಕಲಿಸು (to pass on knowledge) · hy վարժեցնել (to pass on knowledge) · sah үөрэт (to pass on knowledge) · ka სწავლება (to pass on knowledge) · orv учити (to pass on knowledge) · ne सिकाउनु (to pass on knowledge) · yi לערנען (to pass on knowledge) · fo læra (to pass on knowledge) · rap haka'ite (to pass on knowledge) · ln laka (to pass on knowledge) · eo lernigi (to pass on knowledge) · ml അഭ്യസിപ്പിക്കുക (to pass on knowledge) · es enseñar (to pass on knowledge) · non kenna (to pass on knowledge) · syl ꠙꠠꠣꠘꠤ (to pass on knowledge) · ang tǣċan (to pass on knowledge) · bcl tukdo (to cause to learn or understand) · gd foghlaim (to pass on knowledge) · hu tanít (to pass on knowledge) · mn ᠵᠢᠭᠠᠬᠤ (to pass on knowledge) · io docar (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · fi opettaa (obsolete: to show the way) · ms mengajar (to pass on knowledge) · ckb وتنەوە (to pass on knowledge) · ro învăța (to pass on knowledge) · za son (to pass on knowledge) · nrf ensîngni (to pass on knowledge) · nap 'mparà (to pass on knowledge) · gl ensinar (to pass on knowledge) · as শিকোৱা (to pass on knowledge) · ota اوكرتمك (to pass on knowledge) · mk учи (to pass on knowledge) · bg уча (to pass on knowledge) · da lære (to pass on knowledge) · rup anvetsu (to pass on knowledge) · nl leren (to pass on knowledge) · gv ynsee (to pass on knowledge) · lol laka (to pass on knowledge) · az öyrətmək (to pass on knowledge) · sw kufundisha (to pass on knowledge) · uz oʻqitmoq (to pass on knowledge) · fr guider (obsolete: to show the way) · bcl tukdo (to pass on knowledge) · zza mısnayen (to pass on knowledge) · ky үйрөтүү (to pass on knowledge) · unm wëntama (to pass on knowledge) · rup nvetsu (to pass on knowledge) · ml പഠിപ്പിക്കുക (to pass on knowledge) · my သင် (to pass on knowledge) · bo སློབ་ཁྲིད་བྱེད་པ (to pass on knowledge) · hy ուսուցանել (to pass on knowledge) · zza cı musnaene (to pass on knowledge) · bg обучавам (to pass on knowledge) · be выклада́ць (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · fr apprendre (to pass on knowledge) · da undervise (to pass on knowledge) · fur inscuelâ (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · zza mısnen (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · mt għallem (to pass on knowledge) · cmn 教書 /教书 (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · wa acsegnî (to pass on knowledge) · ro preda (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · ny -phunzitsa (to pass on knowledge) · chr ᏕᎨᏲᎲᏍᎦ (to pass on knowledge) · rm docir (to pass on knowledge) · ota اوكرتمك (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · cy athrawiaethu (to pass on knowledge) · sh у̀чити (to pass on knowledge) · fi opettaa (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · ngh kxʼu ǁxaǁxa (to pass on knowledge) · dsb wucyś (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · kmr fêr kirin (to pass on knowledge) · ru преподава́ть (to pass on knowledge) · qu yachachiy (to pass on knowledge) · gl aprender (to pass on knowledge) · zza musnayen (to pass on knowledge) · vi dạy bảo (to pass on knowledge) · tg ёд додан (to pass on knowledge) · tg фаҳмонидан (to cause to learn or understand) · syl ꠢꠤꠇꠣꠘꠤ (to pass on knowledge) · id ajar (to pass on knowledge) · ur سکھانا (to pass on knowledge) · ta கற்றுத்தா (to pass on knowledge) · be выклада́ць (to pass on knowledge) · yua kaʼans (to pass on knowledge) · kw deski (to pass on knowledge) · id mengajari (to pass on knowledge) · hy դասավանդել (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · nl lesgeven (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · grc μαθητεύω (to pass on knowledge) · ru научи́ть (to pass on knowledge) · bo སློབ་པ (to pass on knowledge) · ary قرا (to pass on knowledge) · ur پڑھانا (to pass on knowledge) · ko 가르치다 (to pass on knowledge) · uz dars bermoq (to pass on knowledge) · kk сабақ беру (to pass on knowledge) · ta கற்றுக்கொடு (to pass on knowledge) · tk öwretmek (to pass on knowledge) · ar عَلَّمَ (to cause to learn or understand) · de beibringen (to pass on knowledge) · lut ʔugʷucid (to pass on knowledge) · os амонын (to pass on knowledge) · ga teagasc (to pass on knowledge) · pl nauczyć (to pass on knowledge) · pt lecionar (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · uga 𐎍𐎎𐎄 (to pass on knowledge) · scn nsignari (to pass on knowledge) · lv mācīt (to pass on knowledge) · sga do·inchoisc (to pass on knowledge) · sa शास्ति (to pass on knowledge) · kix āchìm (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · lut ʔugʷus (to pass on knowledge) · got 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to pass on knowledge) · ovd lära (to pass on knowledge) · cmn 教授 (to pass on knowledge) · ia inseniar (to pass on knowledge) · jv mulang muruk (to pass on knowledge) · bn শেখান (to pass on knowledge) · nrf apprendre (to pass on knowledge) · pt ensinar (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · bg обучавам (to cause to learn or understand) · sl učiti (to pass on knowledge) · fo undirvísa (to pass on knowledge) · ro instrui (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · vec insegnar (to pass on knowledge) · ar عَلَّمَ (to pass on knowledge) · grc διδάσκω (to pass on knowledge) · srn leri (to pass on knowledge) · io instruktar (to pass on knowledge) · se oahpahit (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · ky окут- (to pass on knowledge) · pl uczyć (to pass on knowledge) · fur insegnâ (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · eo instrui (to pass on knowledge) · tr yol göstermek (obsolete: to show the way) · hy դաս տալ (to pass on knowledge) · nl onderwijzen (to pass on knowledge) · gu ભણાવવું (to pass on knowledge) · av малъизе (to pass on knowledge) · uz oʻrgatmoq (to pass on knowledge) · kea iduka (to pass on knowledge) · uk навчи́ти (to pass on knowledge) · ka სწავლა (to pass on knowledge) · fr enseigner (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · ngh kxʼuǁxaaǁxaa (to pass on knowledge) · ajp علّم (to pass on knowledge) · hu tanít (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · vo tidön (to pass on knowledge) · alt ӱредер (to pass on knowledge) · ta கற்பி (to pass on knowledge) · fr enseigner (to pass on knowledge) · wa moenner (obsolete: to show the way) · cmn 教學 /教学 (to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession) · vi dạy học (to pass on knowledge) · pt ensinar (to pass on knowledge) · txb ākl- (to pass on knowledge) · zdj udjuza (to cause to learn or understand) · mn сургах (to pass on knowledge) · haw aʻo (to pass on knowledge) · hu megtanít (to pass on knowledge) · om barsiisuu (to pass on knowledge) · tg таълим додан (to pass on knowledge)

teach en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• [ˈtʰɪi̯t͡ʃ]
• (US) audio
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/

Etymology

Clipping of teacher.

Meanings

1. (informal, term-of-address, usually) teacher

Forms