teach
//ˈtiːt͡ʃ//
Forms
- present (v1)
- teach
- past (v2)
- taught
- past participle (v3)
- taught
- present participle
- teaching
- 3rd person singular
- teaches
- Plural
- teaches
Definitions
1.To pass on knowledge to.
- Can you teach me to sew? Can you teach sewing to me?
2.To pass on knowledge generally, especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher.
- She used to teach at university.
3.To cause (someone) to learn or understand (something).
- I would be happy to teach you that song.
- I will teach you how to fish next Sunday.
- I teach biology and French.
4.To cause to know the disagreeable consequences of some action.
- I'll teach you to make fun of me!
1.teacher(informal)
Frequency
Overall
Common· #567
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
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”).