Meaning

4 senses
  1. Capable of being taught; apt to learn.

    ready and willing to be taught

  2. Willing to receive instruction or to learn; docile.

  3. That can be taught.

    Common sense is not a teachable subject.

  4. Facilitating teaching; instructive.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Be teachable, you're not always right.

    ruБудьте обучаемы, вы не всегда правы.

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  2. She is very teachable.

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Origin

From Middle English techeable, techeabyll, techeabylle, equivalent to teach + -able.

From Middle English techeable, techeabyll, techeabylle, equivalent to teach + -able.

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Forms

more teachable, most teachable
Comparativemore teachable Lesson
Superlativemost teachable Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • ready and willing to be taught:docile

Word family

1 related words
Relatedteach

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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