verb

teach

to teach, to instruct

She taught English to students.

She taught English to students.

Experience taught me a lot.

Experience taught me a lot.

((sb.)) ((sth.)) to teach (sb.) (sth.) She taught her son the alphabet.

((sth.)) ((to sb.)) to teach (sth.) to (sb.) He teaches maths to high school students.

Synonyms: instruct, educate, train

From Old English 'tæcan', meaning 'to show, point out'.

It rhymes with 'reach'. If you can't 'reach' your students, you can't 'teach' them.

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