Question 1 · Quick check
teach
CEFRA1
/ˈtiːt͡ʃ/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To help someone learn something.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo cause (someone) to learn or understand (something).
Examples
If you teach me how to dance, I will show you my hidden scars.
She decided to teach English to children in Spain.
At a glance
Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 4
- Synonyms
- 2
Also pronounced
- [ˈtʰɪi̯t͡ʃ]
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo pass on knowledge to.
To pass on knowledge generally, especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher.
To cause to know the disagreeable consequences of some action.
More examples
In contextTeach me how you do it.
Can you teach me to sew? Can you teach sewing to me?
I'll teach you to make fun of me!
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Origin
verb
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.