TEACH
What does "TEACH" mean?
To help someone learn a subject or skill by giving instruction or guidance.
Meanings
- To impart knowledge or skill to someone through instruction. She taught me to read music before I could spell my own name.
- To cause someone to learn a lesson through experience or consequence. The cold winter taught them to store more wood. figurative
- To work as a teacher; to give lessons as a profession. He teaches at the local high school.
Word origin
From Old English 'tæcan' meaning to show, point out, or instruct, related to 'token' and Old English 'tācn' (a sign); the underlying sense is to make something known by showing a sign.
Remember it
TEACH and EACH share four letters: a good teacher reaches EACH one of the class.
A little poem
I gave you the map, then watched you turn
down a road I never knew - that's how I learn.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why did the math teacher trust her students? Because she taught them well, and she'd already counted on them.
What it teaches
You only truly teach a thing once the student can correct you with it.
Quick facts
What does TEACH mean?
To help someone learn a subject or skill by giving instruction or guidance.
Is TEACH a valid word?
Yes — TEACH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is TEACH?
TEACH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does TEACH come from?
From Old English 'tæcan' meaning to show, point out, or instruct, related to 'token' and Old English 'tācn' (a sign); the underlying sense is to make something known by showing a sign.
What can TEACH teach us?
You only truly teach a thing once the student can correct you with it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.