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verb · 1 syllable · /tiːtʃ/

TEACH

What does "TEACH" mean?

To help someone learn a subject or skill by giving instruction or guidance.

Meanings

  1. To impart knowledge or skill to someone through instruction. She taught me to read music before I could spell my own name.
  2. To cause someone to learn a lesson through experience or consequence. The cold winter taught them to store more wood. figurative
  3. 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.

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