teach
Part of speech: verb
noun
Morphological type: simple
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”).
Cognate with Scots tech, teich (“to teach”), German zeigen (“to show, point out”), zeihen (“accuse, blame”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (gateihan, “to announce, declare, tell, show, display”), Latin dīcō (“speak, say, tell”), Ancient Greek δείκνυμι (deíknumi, “show, point out, explain, teach”), Sanskrit दिशति (diśati, “to point out, show, tell, teach”). More at token.
Inflected forms:
form: teaches
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: teaching
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: taught
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: taught
pos: verb
tags: past
form: no-table-tags
pos: verb
tags: table-tags
form: glossary
pos: verb
tags: inflection-template
form: teach
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
form: teach
pos: verb
tags: first-person
present
singular
form: taught
pos: verb
tags: first-person
past
singular
form: teach
pos: verb
tags: present
second-person
singular
form: teachest
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
second-person
singular
form: taught
pos: verb
tags: past
second-person
singular
form: taughtest
pos: verb
tags: archaic
past
second-person
singular
form: teaches
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: teacheth
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
singular
third-person
form: taught
pos: verb
tags: past
singular
third-person
form: teach
pos: verb
tags: plural
present
form: taught
pos: verb
tags: past
plural
form: teach
pos: verb
tags: present
subjunctive
form: taught
pos: verb
tags: past
subjunctive
form: teach
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: -
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: teaching
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: taught
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: teaches
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: To pass on knowledge to.
pos: verb
tags: ditransitive
examples: Can you teach me to sew?  Can you teach sewing to me?
gloss: To pass on knowledge generally, especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
stative
examples: She used to teach at university.
gloss: To cause (someone) to learn or understand (something).
pos: verb
tags: ditransitive
examples: The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Now she had come to look upon the matter in its true proportions, and her anticipation of a possible chance of teaching him a lesson was a pleasure to behold.
Deep Blue taught us a great deal about the power of the human mind precisely because it could not reproduce the intuitive and logical leaps of Kasparov’s mind. A truly synthetic cell, built from scratch or even from preexisting components, will be a cell without ancestry, and it, too, will teach us a great deal about the underlying complexities of life without actually reproducing them.
In Episode 3, Gia incorporates very distinct and strong gestures as she teaches Havelock the phrase, "Unte kowlting gut, to pochuye ke?" ("And everything will be okay, understand?")
gloss: To cause to know the disagreeable consequences of some action.
pos: verb
tags: ditransitive
examples: I'll teach you to make fun of me!
gloss: To show (someone) the way; to guide, conduct; to point, indicate.
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
transitive
examples: ‘The bliss is there’, mumbled the old man and taught to Heaven.
c1450, Mandeville's Travelsː
Blessed God of might (the) most.. teach us the right way unto that bliss that lasteth aye.
c1460, Cursor Mundiː
Till thy sweet sun uprose, thou keptest all our lay, how we should keep our belief there taught'st thou us the way.
So thus within a whyle as they thus talked the nyghte passed / and the daye shone / and thenne syre launcelot armed hym / and took his hors / and they taught hym to the Abbaye and thyder he rode within the space of two owrys
gloss: teacher
pos: noun
tags: informal
term-of-address
usually
Derived words: beteach
coteach
co-teach
don't teach your grandmother how to milk ducks
don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep
don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs
foreteach
forteach
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day
teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
home teach
microteach
misteach
nonteaching
overteach
pre-teach
reteach
teachability
teachable
teach away
teacher
teacherly
teach grandma how to suck eggs
teach-in
teaching
teachingly
teachless
teach out
teach-out
teach school
teach someone a lesson
teach someone who's the boss
teach the controversy
teach to read and write
teach to the test
teach who's boss
teach who's the boss
teachworthy
teachy
that'll teach someone
underteach
unteach
unteachability
unteachable
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
Translations:
lang: Abkhaz
word: арҵара
roman: arcʼara
lang: Afrikaans
word: leer
lang: Afrikaans
word: onderrig
lang: Alabama
word: aabachi
lang: Albanian
word: mësoj
lang: Southern Altai
word: ӱредер
roman: üreder
lang: Arabic
word: عَلَّمَ
roman: ʕallama
lang: Arabic
word: درس
roman: darris
lang: Arabic
word: قرا
roman: qarra
lang: Arabic
word: علّم
roman: ʕallam
lang: Arabic
word: علّم
roman: ʕállam
lang: Armenian
word: սովորեցնել
roman: sovorecʻnel
lang: Armenian
word: ուսուցանել
roman: usucʻanel
lang: Armenian
word: դաս տալ
roman: das tal
lang: Armenian
word: վարժեցնել
roman: varžecʻnel
lang: Aromanian
word: nvetsu
lang: Aromanian
word: anvetsu
lang: Assamese
word: শিকোৱা
roman: xiküa
lang: Assamese
word: পঢ়োৱা
roman: porhüa
lang: Asturian
word: enseñar
lang: Avar
word: малъизе
roman: malˢize
lang: Azerbaijani
word: öyrətmək
lang: Bangi
word: lakisa
lang: Basque
word: irakatsi
lang: Belarusian
word: вучы́ць
roman: vučýcʹ
lang: Belarusian
word: выклада́ць
roman: vykladácʹ
lang: Bengali
word: শেখান
roman: śekhan
lang: Central Bikol
word: tukdo
lang: Bulgarian
word: у́ча
roman: úča
lang: Bulgarian
word: уча
roman: uča
lang: Bulgarian
word: обучавам
roman: obučavam
lang: Burmese
word: သင်
roman: sang
lang: Burmese
word: ပညာပေး
roman: pa.nyape:
lang: Buryat
word: һургаха
roman: hurgaxa
lang: Catalan
word: ensenyar
lang: Chechen
word: хьеха
roman: ḥʳexa
lang: Cherokee
word: ᏕᎨᏲᎲᏍᎦ
roman: degeyohvsga
lang: Chichewa
word: -phunzitsa
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 教
roman: gaau³
lang: Chinese
word: җё
roman: ži͡o
lang: Eastern Min Chinese
word: 教
roman: gá
lang: Chinese
word: 教
roman: zh-min-nan
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 教
roman: jiāo
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 教授
roman: jiāoshòu
lang: Wu Chinese
word: 教
lang: Cornish
word: dyski
lang: Cornish
word: deski
lang: Czech
word: učit
lang: Danish
word: undervise
lang: Danish
word: lære
lang: Dutch
word: aanleren
lang: Dutch
word: leren
lang: Dutch
word: onderwijzen
lang: Dutch
word: lesgeven
lang: Elfdalian
word: lära
lang: Esperanto
word: instrui
lang: Esperanto
word: lernigi
lang: Estonian
word: õpetama
lang: Evenki
word: алагу-
roman: alagu-
lang: Faroese
word: læra
lang: Faroese
word: undirvísa
lang: Finnish
word: opettaa
lang: French
word: apprendre
lang: French
word: enseigner
lang: Friulian
word: insegnâ
lang: Galician
word: ensinar
lang: Galician
word: aprender
lang: Galician
word: deprender
lang: Georgian
word: სწავლა
roman: sc̣avla
lang: Georgian
word: სწავლება
roman: sc̣avleba
lang: German
word: lehren
lang: German
word: beibringen
lang: German
word: unterrichten
lang: Gothic
word: 𐍄𐌰𐌻𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽
roman: talzjan
lang: Gothic
word: 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽
roman: laisjan
lang: Gothic
word: 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽
roman: galaisjan
lang: Greek
word: διδάσκω
roman: didásko
lang: Ancient Greek
word: διδάσκω
roman: didáskō
lang: Ancient Greek
word: μαθητεύω
roman: mathēteúō
lang: Greenlandic
word: ilinniartitsivoq
lang: Gujarati
word: શીખવવું
roman: śīkhavvũ
lang: Gujarati
word: ભણાવવું
roman: bhaṇāvvũ
lang: Hawaiian
word: aʻo
lang: Hebrew
word: לימד \ לִמֵּד
roman: liméd
lang: Hindi
word: सिखाना
roman: sikhānā
lang: Hindi
word: शिक्षा देना
roman: śikṣā denā
lang: Hindi
word: पढ़ाना
roman: paṛhānā
lang: Hinukh
word: молъа
roman: moλa
lang: Hittite
word: 𒀭𒈾𒉡𒍣
roman: an-na-nu-uz-zi
lang: Hungarian
word: tanít
lang: Hungarian
word: megtanít
lang: Hungarian
word: oktat
lang: Icelandic
word: kenna
lang: Ido
word: instruktar
lang: Indonesian
word: ajar
lang: Indonesian
word: mengajar
lang: Indonesian
word: mengajari
lang: Interlingua
word: inseniar
lang: Irish
word: múin
lang: Irish
word: teagasc
lang: Old Irish
word: for·cain
lang: Old Irish
word: do·inchoisc
lang: Istriot
word: insignà
lang: Italian
word: insegnare
lang: Japanese
word: 教える
roman: oshieru
lang: Javanese
word: mulang muruk
lang: Kabuverdianu
word: iduka
lang: Kannada
word: ಕಲಿಸು
roman: kalisu
lang: Kazakh
word: оқыту
roman: oqytu
lang: Kazakh
word: сабақ беру
roman: sabaq beru
lang: Khmer
word: បង្រៀន
roman: bɑngriən
lang: Korean
word: 가르치다
roman: gareuchida
lang: Central Kurdish
word: وتنەوە
roman: witnewe
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: fêr kirin
lang: Kyrgyz
word: окут-
roman: okut-
lang: Kyrgyz
word: үйрөтүү
roman: üyrötüü
lang: Kyrgyz
word: сабак берүү
roman: sabak berüü
lang: Lao
word: ສອນ
roman: sǭn
lang: Latin
word: doceō
lang: Latin
word: instruo
lang: Latin
word: addoceo
lang: Latvian
word: mācīt
lang: Lingala
word: laka
lang: Lingala
word: lakisa
lang: Lithuanian
word: mokyti
lang: Lü
word: ᦉᦸᧃ
roman: ṡoan
lang: Lushootseed
word: ʔugʷus
lang: Lushootseed
word: ʔugʷusəd
lang: Lushootseed
word: ʔugʷucid
lang: Luxembourgish
word: léieren
lang: Macedonian
word: учи
roman: uči
lang: Malay
word: mengajar
lang: Malayalam
word: പഠിപ്പിക്കുക
roman: paṭhippikkuka
lang: Malayalam
word: അഭ്യസിപ്പിക്കുക
roman: abhyasippikkuka
lang: Malayalam
word: ശിക്ഷണം നൽകുക
roman: śikṣaṇaṁ nalkuka
lang: Maltese
word: għallem
lang: Manx
word: ynsee
lang: Mongo
word: laka
lang: Mongolian
word: заах
roman: zaax
lang: Mongolian
word: сургах
roman: surgax
lang: Mongolian
word: ᠵᠢᠭᠠᠬᠤ
roman: ǰiɣaqu
lang: Mongolian
word: ᠰᠤᠷᠭᠠᠬᠤ
roman: surɣaqu
lang: Khiamniungan Naga
word: āchìm
lang: Nanai
word: алоси-
roman: alosi-
lang: Neapolitan
word: 'mparà
lang: Nepali
word: सिकाउनु
roman: sikāunu
lang: Norman
word: apprendre
lang: Norman
word: ensîngni
lang: Norwegian
word: undervise
lang: Norwegian
word: lære
lang: Nǀuu
word: kxʼu ǁxaǁxa
lang: Nǀuu
word: kxʼuǁxaaǁxaa
lang: Nǀuu
word: ǁxaǁxa
lang: Occitan
word: ensenhar
lang: Odia
word: ଶିକ୍ଷା ଦେବା
roman: śikṣā debā
lang: Church Slavic
word: оучити
roman: učiti
lang: Old East Slavic
word: учити
roman: učiti
lang: Old East Slavic
word: ꙋчити
roman: učiti
lang: Old English
word: lǣran
lang: Old English
word: tǣċan
lang: Old Norse
word: kenna
lang: Oromo
word: barsiisuu
lang: Ossetian
word: ахуыр кӕнын
lang: Ossetian
word: амонын
roman: amonyn
lang: Persian
word: یاد دادن درس دادن
roman: yâd dâdan
lang: Persian
word: آموزاندن
roman: âmuzândan
lang: Polish
word: uczyć
lang: Polish
word: nauczyć
lang: Portuguese
word: ensinar
lang: Quechua
word: yachachiy
lang: Rapa Nui
word: haka'ite
lang: Romanian
word: învăța
lang: Romansh
word: instruir
lang: Romansh
word: docir
lang: Romansh
word: mussar
lang: Russian
word: преподава́ть
roman: prepodavátʹ
lang: Russian
word: учи́ть
roman: učítʹ
lang: Russian
word: научи́ть
roman: naučítʹ
lang: Russian
word: обуча́ть
roman: obučátʹ
lang: Russian
word: обучи́ть
roman: obučítʹ
lang: Northern Sami
word: oahpahit
lang: Sanskrit
word: उपदिशति
roman: upadiśati
lang: Sanskrit
word: शास्ति
roman: śāsti
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: teagaisg
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: foghlaim
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: у̀чити
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ùčiti
lang: Sicilian
word: nzignari
lang: Sicilian
word: nsignari
lang: Slovak
word: učiť
lang: Slovene
word: učiti
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: wucyś
lang: Upper Sorbian
word: wučić
lang: Spanish
word: enseñar
lang: Sranan Tongo
word: leri
lang: Swahili
word: kufundisha
lang: Swedish
word: lära
lang: Swedish
word: lära ut
lang: Sylheti
word: ꠢꠤꠇꠣꠘꠤ
roman: hikani
lang: Sylheti
word: ꠙꠠꠣꠘꠤ
roman: foṛani
lang: Tajik
word: ёд додан
roman: yod dodan
lang: Tajik
word: омӯзонидан
roman: omüzonidan
lang: Tajik
word: омӯхтан
roman: omüxtan
lang: Tajik
word: таълим додан
roman: ta'lim dodan
lang: Tamil
word: கற்பி
roman: kaṟpi
lang: Tamil
word: சொல்லிக்கொடு
roman: collikkoṭu
lang: Tamil
word: சொல்லித்தா
roman: collittā
lang: Tamil
word: கற்றுக்கொடு
roman: kaṟṟukkoṭu
lang: Tamil
word: கற்றுத்தா
roman: kaṟṟuttā
lang: Telugu
word: బోధించు
roman: bōdhiñcu
lang: Telugu
word: నేర్పు
roman: nērpu
lang: Thai
word: สอน
roman: sɔ̌ɔn
lang: Tibetan
word: སློབ་པ
lang: Tibetan
word: སློབ་ཁྲིད་བྱེད་པ
roman: slob khrid byed pa
lang: Tocharian B
word: ākl-
lang: Turkish
word: öğretmek
lang: Turkish
word: ders vermek
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: اوكرتمك
roman: öğretmek
lang: Turkmen
word: okatmak
lang: Turkmen
word: öwretmek
lang: Tuvan
word: өөредир
roman: ööredir
lang: Tuvan
word: өөредип каар
roman: ööredip kaar
lang: Udmurt
word: дышетыны
roman: dyšetyny
lang: Ugaritic
word: 𐎍𐎎𐎄
roman: lmd
lang: Ukrainian
word: вчи́ти
roman: včýty
lang: Ukrainian
word: навчи́ти
roman: navčýty
lang: Ukrainian
word: виклада́ти
roman: vykladáty
lang: Unami
word: wëntama
lang: Urdu
word: سکھانا
roman: sikhānā
lang: Urdu
word: پڑھانا
roman: paṛhānā
lang: Uyghur
word: ئوقۇتماق
roman: oqutmaq
lang: Uzbek
word: oʻrgatmoq
lang: Uzbek
word: oʻqitmoq
lang: Uzbek
word: saboq bermoq
lang: Uzbek
word: dars bermoq
lang: Venetan
word: insegnar
lang: Vietnamese
word: dạy
lang: Vietnamese
word: dạy học
lang: Vietnamese
word: dạy bảo
lang: Vietnamese
word: dạy dỗ
lang: Volapük
word: tidön
lang: Walloon
word: acsegnî
lang: Walloon
word: scoler
lang: Welsh
word: athrawiaethu
lang: Yakut
word: үөрэт
roman: üöret
lang: Yiddish
word: לערנען
roman: lernen
lang: Yucatec Maya
word: kaʼans
lang: Zazaki
word: cı musnaene
lang: Zazaki
word: musnayen
lang: Zazaki
word: mısnayen
lang: Zhuang
word: son