teach
teach Lexical Profile
teach Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To impart knowledge of or skill in a subject to someone through instruction, explanation, or example.
"My grandmother offered to teach me how to bake traditional sourdough bread from scratch."
To work as a teacher or give lessons in an academic subject at a school, college, or university.
"She has been hired to teach modern European history at the university starting this autumn."
To cause someone to understand, realize, or adopt a particular principle or behavior through experience.
"Living abroad for a year will teach you a great deal about patience and adaptability."
To make someone less inclined to repeat an undesirable behavior by making them suffer unpleasant consequences (informal).
"Getting caught in the sudden downpour without a coat will teach me to check the forecast before leaving."
• noun
A teacher (used informally, especially as a form of address by students).
"Hey, Teach, do we need to read the entire chapter before tomorrow's quiz?"
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'teach' with 'learn': 'teach' means to give instruction or impart knowledge to someone else, whereas 'learn' means to receive instruction or acquire knowledge oneself.
• Rhymes for teach
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'tæcan', meaning to show, point out, or instruct, which derives from the Proto-Germanic root '*taikijan' (to show) and is distantly related to 'token'.