transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtēch ]
verb
( taught ˈtȯt ; teach·ing )
Etymology: Middle English techen to show, instruct, from Old English tǣcan; akin to Old English tācn sign — more at token
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to cause to know something
taught them a trade
b. : to cause to know how
is teach ing me to drive
c. : to accustom to some action or attitude
teach students to think for themselves
d. : to cause to know the disagreeable consequences of some action
I'll teach you to come home late
2. : to guide the studies of
3. : to impart the knowledge of
teach algebra
4.
a. : to instruct by precept, example, or experience
b. : to make known and accepted
experience teach es us our limitations
5. : to conduct instruction regularly in
teach school
intransitive verb
: to provide instruction : act as a teacher
Usage: see learn
Synonyms:
teach , instruct , educate , train , discipline , school mean to cause to acquire knowledge or skill. teach applies to any manner of imparting information or skill so that others may learn
taught us a lot about our planet
instruct suggests methodical or formal teaching
instructs raw recruits in military drill
educate implies development of the mind
more things than formal schooling serve to educate a person
train stresses instruction and drill with a specific end in view
trained foreign pilots to operate the new aircraft
discipline implies training in habits of order and precision
a disciplined mind
school implies training or disciplining especially in what is hard to master
schooled the horse in five gaits