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Definition teach in American English

teach verb

verb
/titʃ/
1

to help students to learn something in a school, college, university, etc. by giving classes

Example

How long have you been teaching here?

Example

I teach English at the high school.

Example

She teaches children with learning difficulties.

Example

John teaches English to adult learners.

Synonyms and related words
upskill teach train
1.1

to help someone to learn a skill by showing them how to do it

Example

His mother had taught him some words in Spanish.

Example

My uncle is going to teach me to drive this summer.

Synonyms and related words
upskill teach train
2

to change the way that someone behaves or the way that someone thinks or feels about something

Example

The experience taught her the importance of having good friends.

Example

These children have to be taught to share with others.

Synonyms and related words
upskill teach train
Definition teach in American English