Meaning of "teach" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TEACH

Old English tǣcan; related to tācentoken, Old Frisian tēken, Old Saxon tēkan, Old High German zeihhan, Old Norse teikn sign.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TEACH

teach  [tiːtʃ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TEACH

Teach is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb teach in English.

WHAT DOES TEACH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of teach in the English dictionary

The first definition of teach in the dictionary is often foll by how to help to learn; tell or show. Other definition of teach is to give instruction or lessons in to. Teach is also to cause to learn or understand.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TEACH

PRESENT

Present

I teach

you teach

he/she/it teaches

we teach

you teach

they teach

Present continuous

I am teaching

you are teaching

he/she/it is teaching

we are teaching

you are teaching

they are teaching

Present perfect

I have taught

you have taught

he/she/it has taught

we have taught

you have taught

they have taught

Present perfect continuous

I have been teaching

you have been teaching

he/she/it has been teaching

we have been teaching

you have been teaching

they have been teaching

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I taught

you taught

he/she/it taught

we taught

you taught

they taught

Past continuous

I was teaching

you were teaching

he/she/it was teaching

we were teaching

you were teaching

they were teaching

Past perfect

I had taught

you had taught

he/she/it had taught

we had taught

you had taught

they had taught

Past perfect continuous

I had been teaching

you had been teaching

he/she/it had been teaching

we had been teaching

you had been teaching

they had been teaching

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will teach

you will teach

he/she/it will teach

we will teach

you will teach

they will teach

Future continuous

I will be teaching

you will be teaching

he/she/it will be teaching

we will be teaching

you will be teaching

they will be teaching

Future perfect

I will have taught

you will have taught

he/she/it will have taught

we will have taught

you will have taught

they will have taught

Future perfect continuous

I will have been teaching

you will have been teaching

he/she/it will have been teaching

we will have been teaching

you will have been teaching

they will have been teaching

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would teach

you would teach

he/she/it would teach

we would teach

you would teach

they would teach

Conditional continuous

I would be teaching

you would be teaching

he/she/it would be teaching

we would be teaching

you would be teaching

they would be teaching

Conditional perfect

I would have teach

you would have teach

he/she/it would have teach

we would have teach

you would have teach

they would have teach

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been teaching

you would have been teaching

he/she/it would have been teaching

we would have been teaching

you would have been teaching

they would have been teaching

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you teach
we let´s teach
you teach

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to teach

Past participle

taught

Present Participle

teaching

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «TEACH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «teach» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of teach

advise · coach · demonstrate · direct · discipline · drill · edify · educate · enlighten · explain · expound · impart · inculcate · inform · instil · instruct · school · show · train · tutor

TRANSLATION OF TEACH

Find out the translation of teach to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of teach from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «teach» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 讲授
• Translator English - Spanish: enseñar
• English: teach
• Translator English - Hindi: सिखाना
• Translator English - Arabic: يُعَلِّمُ
• Translator English - Russian: учить
• Translator English - Portuguese: ensinar
• Translator English - Bengali: শেখান
• Translator English - French: class=´var´>teach someone a lesson
• Translator English - Malay: Mengajar
• Translator English - German: lehren
• Translator English - Japanese: 教える
• Translator English - Korean: 가르치다
• Translator English - Javanese: Ngajar
• Translator English - Vietnamese: dạy học
• Translator English - Tamil: கற்று
• Translator English - Marathi: शिकवा
• Translator English - Turkish: öğretmek
• Translator English - Italian: insegnare
• Translator English - Polish: nauczyć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: навчати
• Translator English - Romanian: a învăța
• Translator English - Greek: διδάσκω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: leer
• Translator English - Swedish: undervisa
• Translator English - Norwegian: undervise

10 QUOTES WITH «TEACH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word teach.

1

William Alexander

Earth teach me to forget myself as melted snow forgets its life. Earth teach me resignation as the leaves which die in the fall. Earth teach me courage as the tree which stands all alone. Earth teach me regeneration as the seed which rises in the spring.

2

Roland Allen

I have a profound belief in the power of the Sacraments. I believe that in a Divine way the use of them teaches the teachable their inward meaning and therefore I think we need be in no hurry to attempt to teach new converts all that we think we know about them.

3

Dusty Baker

The fundamentals of baseball haven't changed, but how we can teach those fundamentals has. With an e-book, learning can be more rewarding and fun.

4

Leonard Baskin

There is, however, a change going on in the world. There's far more interest in drawing now than there has been in a long, long time. Schools are beginning to teach drawing again in a serious and meaningful way.

5

Leonard Baskin

I always felt I needed to teach to survive.

6

Stephanie Beacham

One of the reasons I wanted to teach deaf children was because it made me very sad that they spoke so clumsily and that they moved with less grace that I knew was possible of deaf people.

7

Greg Bear

Ray Bradbury is, for many reasons, the most influential writer in my life. Throughout our long friendship, Ray supplied not only his terrific stories but a grand model of what a writer could be, should be, and yet rarely is: brilliant and charming and accessible, willing to tolerate and to teach, happy to inspire but also to be inspired.

8

Bruno Bettelheim

Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which enhances our self-respect.

9

Chris Burke

I'd like to be the role model to teach other people who have Down's syndrome to be actors and actresses and to be themselves and not try to be a big shot.

10

Tony Buzan

Many think of memory as rote learning, a linear stuffing of the brain with facts, where understanding is irrelevant. When you teach it properly, with imagination and association, understanding becomes a part of it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TEACH»

Discover the use of teach in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to teach and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Teach Yourself to Play Piano

The Enhanced CD for this book contains great audio accompaniments you can play on your stereo and doubles as an interactive and fun multimedia learning tool that works on any Windows-compatible PC. The song player shows you exactly how each ...

Willard A. Palmer, Thomas Palmer, Morton Manus, 1991

Teach English: A Training Course for Teachers : Teacher's ...

Teach English is a teacher training course that develops practical skills in the teaching of English as a second language.

Adrian Doff, 1988

Sams Teach Yourself SharePoint 2010 Development in 24 Hours

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll learn how to build robust, dynamic, scalable, and manageable business solutions with SharePoint 2010!

Sohail Sayed, Manpreet Singh, Vinu Santhakumari, 2012

You Can Teach Someone to Read: A How-to Book for Friends, ...

The book's 6 units include easy to follow lesson plans, tips on how to teach the way students learn best, series of unique yarns to make phonics memorable, appendices of sounds, rules and words.

Lorraine Peoples, 2000

Teach Yourself to Sing: Everything You Need to Know to Start ...

Learn at your own pace with this proven course for beginners.

Karen Farnum Surmani, 1995

Cool Stuff Teach Me to Crochet

Bright colors, fun photography, and step-by-step instructions help children ages 9 to 14 learn to crochet. Kids will learn the basic crochet stitches while making hair scrunchies, a key chain, a CD holder, a round pillow, and much more!

Leisure Arts, 2002

Teach Yourself Guitar Repair and Maintenance

Teaches you how to set the action, intonation and adjust the truss rod, -- Clear step by step instructions and close up photos make learning easy, -- Learn to set up and adjust a Floyd Rose temolo system, -- includes instructions on ...

John Carruthers, 2005

What Video Games Have to Teach Us about Learning and Literacy

James Paul Gee begins his new book with 'I want to talk about vide games- yes, even violent video games - and say some positive things about them'.

James Paul Gee, 2004

Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days

This is an excellent hands-on guide for the beginning programmer.

Jesse Liberty, Bradley L. Jones, 2004

Learning to Teach in the Secondary School: A Companion to ...

This very practical text is a revised editon of this highly successful book. The latest legislation is incorporated and even more useful ideas and strategies are included.

Susan Capel, Marilyn Leask, Tony Turner, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TEACH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term teach is used in the context of the following news items.

John Barrow to teach at University of Georgia, signaling he's out for …

WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. John Barrow will teach at the University of Georgia starting this fall, an indication the Democrat will not be running for office ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»

Thailand to teach journalists how to ask inoffensive questions

BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Thursday he was not afraid of the press, days before the government is to hold a meeting to teach ... «Reuters, Jun 15»

Despite pushback, legislator expects teacher license proposal to stick

A lawmaker behind a proposal to allow people to teach "non-core" subjects in Wisconsin secondary schools without a bachelor's degree, and core subjects like ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jun 15»

The Bella Twins Teach Us How to Dress for the WWE Ring

You don't want to mess with Nikki and Brie Bella. You do want to be them. The Total Divas stars can not only kick almost anyone's butt, but they always look ... «TV Guide, Jun 15»

Kansas board to discuss proposal to hire unlicensed people to teach …

The Kansas State Board of Education on Thursday will consider whether to allow some school districts to hire unlicensed people to fill teaching positions. «Wichita Eagle, Apr 15»

Grade colleges on how well they teach teachers? Universities balk

With fresh credentials in hand, enthusiastic and energetic teachers charge into classrooms hoping to change young lives. But in the first year they often end up ... «San Jose Mercury News, Mar 15»

Family stages kidnapping of 6-year-old son to teach him lesson

... said they staged his kidnapping because they believed he was too nice to people and they wanted to teach him about possible danger from strangers. «New York Post, Feb 15»

Scott Walker proposes way for 'real life experience' to qualify for …

Anyone with “real-life experience” and a bachelor's degree would be able to get a teaching license in any subject as long as they pass a test proving they are ... «Madison.com, Jan 15»

Meet The Classroom Of The Future

It may look like this: one room, about the size of a basketball court; more than 100 students, all plugged into a laptop; and 15 teachers and teaching assistants. «NPR, Jan 15»

New Law Requires Ohio Schools To Teach About Dangers Of …

DAYTON, Ohio - A new law requires Ohio schools to teach children about the dangers of prescription painkillers, a leading gateway drug to heroin abuse. «10TV, Jan 15»