teach
To pass on knowledge toTo pass on knowledge to.
» English is taught in most countries.
Englisch wird in den meisten Ländern gelehrt.
Английский язык учат в большинстве стран.
Английский преподают в большинстве стран.
Англійську мову вчать у більшості країн.
Англійську викладають у більшості країн.
Meaning
5 senses(ditransitive)To pass on knowledge to.
Can you teach me to sew? Can you teach sewing to me?
lehren, beibringen, unterrichten
преподава́тьprepodavátʹ, учи́тьučítʹ, научи́тьnaučítʹ
вчи́тиvčýty, навчи́тиnavčýty, виклада́тиvykladáty
impart skills or knowledge to
(intransitive, stative)To pass on knowledge generally, especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher.
She used to teach at university.
unterrichten
преподава́тьprepodavátʹ
виклада́тиvykladáty
(ditransitive)To cause (someone) to learn or understand (something).
lehren
(ditransitive)To cause to know the disagreeable consequences of some action.
I'll teach you to make fun of me!
(obsolete, transitive)To show (someone) the way; to guide, conduct; to point, indicate.
‘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.
Examples
4501 sentencesEnglish is taught in most countries.
Англійську мову вчать у більшості країн. — uaspeaker
ruАнглийский язык учат в большинстве стран. — Hellerick
deEnglisch wird in den meisten Ländern gelehrt. — Manfredo
Who taught you how to dance?
Хто вас навчив танцювати? — brambury
ruКто научил вас танцевать? — marafon
deWer hat dir das Tanzen beigebracht? — Wolf
What you were taught is wrong.
Те, чого тебе навчили, неправильне. — aandrusiak
ruТо, чему тебя учили, неправильно. — marafon
deDas, was man dich lehrte, ist falsch. — Manfredo
I am very tired from teaching.
Я дуже втомився викладати. — deniko
ruЯ очень устал от преподавания. — Olya
He has little experience in teaching.
Він має небагато досвіду як вчитель. — brambury
ruУ него мало опыта в преподавании. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English techen, from Old English tǣċan (“to show, declare, demonstrate; teach,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”).
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Forms
teaches, teaching, taught, taughtPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
29 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B1Confusing pairs of words — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- one who taught
- used to teach
- mr jackson teaches
- wanted to teach
- teach my children
- could probably teach
- has been teaching
- teaching experience
- my parents taught
- of teaching experience
- experience in teaching
- going to teach