Meaning
1 sensesTo instruct or train.
Wang said such changes to the Baishui glacier provide the chance to educate visitors about global warming.
ausbilden, erziehen
обуча́тьobučátʹ, обучи́тьobučítʹ, воспи́тыватьvospítyvatʹ
- give an education to
- teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- create by training and teaching
Examples
281 sentencesIt was just an educated guess.
Це була просто здогадка на основі досвіду.
Tom is a highly-educated man.
Том — високоосвічена людина.
ruТом - высокообразованный человек.
deTom ist ein hochgebildeter Mann.
Tom is a well-educated person.
Том - освічена людина.
deTom ist eine gebildete Person.
People are more educated now than they used to be.
Зараз люди більш освічені, ніж раніше.
ruСейчас люди более образованы, чем раньше.
deDie Menschen haben jetzt eine bessere Bildung als früher.
I was educated in Boston.
Я отримав освіту в Бостоні.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English educaten, from educat(e) (“educated”, also used as the past participleFrom Middle English educaten, from educat(e) (“educated”, also used as the past participle of educaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), from Latin ēducātus, the perfect passive participle of ēducō (“(of a child, physically or mentally) to bring up, train, nourish; (of a person in learning or art) to rear, educate, train; (plants or animals) to nourish, support, or produce”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), further from an intensive/frequentative formed on ēducō (“lead out, draw out; to raise up, erect”) + -ō.
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Forms
educates, educating, educated, educatedSynonyms
9 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
3 patterns- an an educated
- was educated in
- well educated