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teach

UK/ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ US/ˈtʰɪi̯t͡ʃ/ common informal slang
verb (2) noun (1)

verb

1.

impart skills or knowledge to

  • “I taught them French”
  • “He instructed me in building a boat”
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2.

accustom gradually to some action or attitude

  • “The child is taught to obey her parents”

noun

1.

an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)

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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • don't teach your grandmother how to milk ducks Terms derived from teach (verb)
  • don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep Terms derived from teach (verb)
  • don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs Terms derived from teach (verb)
  • give a man a fish and you feed him for a day Terms derived from teach (verb)
  • home teach Terms derived from teach (verb)
  • teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime Terms derived from teach (verb)
  • teach away Terms derived from teach (verb)
  • teach grandma how to suck eggs Terms derived from teach (verb)

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