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teaching en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English teching, techinge, from Old English tǣċing, tǣċung (“instruction, direction, teaching”), equivalent to teach + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.
    • Many follow the teachings of Confucius.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.
    • Teaching has seen continual changes over the past decades.
    • I have found a teaching job.
    • a teaching assistant

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
teachyng alternative, obsolete lexicographic
teachings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

action teaching · book-teaching · teaching hospital · speed teaching · cyberteaching · teaching assistant · e-teaching · distance teaching · block teaching · hybrid teaching · toilet teaching · schoolteaching · teleteaching · flip teaching · microteaching · learning by teaching · ward teaching · teachingless · home teaching

Synonyms

tutelage

Translations (85)

ja 教授 (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · es ámbito didáctico (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · ca ensenyament (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · sv lärande (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · gd teagasg (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · sw ualimu (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · ru доктри́на (something taught) · bg учение (something taught) · ru обуче́ние (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · fi opetusala (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · fi opetus (something taught) · ar تَعْلِيم (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · fi oppi (something taught) · pdt Lia (something taught) · ja 教職 (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · pl nauczycielstwo (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · la doctrina (something taught) · pl belferka (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · fr enseignement (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · eo instruo (something taught) · ga múinteoireacht (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · nl onderwijzing (something taught) · fr doctrine (something taught) · de Lehrerberuf (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · ja 教え (something taught) · pl belferstwo (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · gl ensinanza (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · az təlim (something taught) · bg преподаване (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · ru уче́ние (something taught) · fi opettaminen (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · it insegnamento (something taught) · de Unterrichten (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · kw adhyskonieth (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · hu tanítás (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · grc διδαχή (something taught) · nl leer (something taught) · gl ensino (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · ml അദ്ധ്യാപനം (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · hu oktatás (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · sa शिक्षण (something taught) · cmn 教誨 /教诲 (something taught) · ru преподава́ние (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · ny uphunzitsi (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · id pengajaran (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · ro învățătură (something taught) · de Unterrichtstätigkeit (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · ja 教訓 (something taught) · lad ensenyamiento (something taught) · pt ensinamento (something taught) · egy s-b-sbA-A-i-i-t:Y1 (something taught) · bg обуче́ние (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · la disciplina (something taught) · es enseñanza (something taught) · ga teagasc (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · cmn 教授 (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · sa उपदेश (something taught) · sw fundisho (something taught) · ota تدریس (something taught) · ja 教えること (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · cmn 教學 /教学 (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · es enseñanza (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · de Lehrtätigkeit (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · ta அறிவுரை (something taught) · qu yachachiy (something taught) · id ajaran (something taught) · gd teagasg (something taught) · ga teagasc (something taught) · de Lehren (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · grc διδασκαλία (something taught) · mi whakaakoranga (something taught) · de Lehre (something taught) · swb musomo (something taught) · es docencia (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · oc ensenhament (something taught) · cs učení (something taught) · el δίδαγμα (something taught) · pt ensino (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · sv lära (something taught) · fr enseignement (something taught) · orv укъ (something taught) · ro predare (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · ta கற்பித்தல் (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches) · cmn 教導 /教导 (something taught) · ca ensenyament (something taught)

teaching en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English techinge, techynge, techende, techand, from Old English tǣċende, from Proto-Germanic *taikijandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *taikijaną (“to show, point out”), equivalent to teach + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of teach
    form of teach

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
teachyng alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Relateds

teach · token