Synonyms and antonyms of To teach someone something in British Thesaurus

upskill (verb)

to give extra training to workers to make them better at their job, or to do this extra training

teach (verb)

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

train (verb)

to teach someone to do a particular job or activity

educate (verb)

to teach someone, usually for several years, especially at a school, college, or university

initiate (verb)

to introduce someone to a skill, subject, or activity and teach them about it

coach (verb)

education to teach someone a special skill, especially one connected with performing in public

lecture (verb)

education to give a lecture or a series of lectures

ground (verb)

education to teach someone the basic parts of a subject

tutor (verb)

formal to teach someone

instruct (verb)

formal to teach someone a subject or skill

brainwash (verb)

to force someone to accept a particular set of beliefs by repeating the same idea many times so that the person cannot think in an independent way

break in ()

to help someone get used to something new, for example a new job

broaden your mind ()

to help you understand the world and make you more able to accept other people’s ideas and beliefs

coach (verb)

education to teach someone a school subject, especially in order to help them prepare for an examination

coach (verb)

to tell someone what to say or do in a particular situation

demonstrate (verb)

to show someone how to do something by doing it yourself

din into ()

to teach something to someone by repeating it many times in a very determined way

drill (verb)

education to teach someone by making them repeat something many times

edify (verb)

formal to teach someone something that increases their knowledge or improves their character

educate (verb)

to give someone necessary or useful knowledge

equip (verb)

to provide someone with the skills or personal qualities that they need in order to deal with a situation successfully

examine (verb)

educationformal to give students an examination to test their knowledge

expose (verb)

formal to provide someone with the opportunity to experience new ideas, activities etc so that they can learn about them

familiarise ()

a British spelling of familiarize

familiarize (verb)

to make someone learn or experience something so that they know about it

fit (verb)

Britishformal to provide someone with the qualifications or qualities that they need for a job or a particular purpose

force-feed (verb)

to force someone to learn information or accept opinions

get through ()

to help someone pass a test etc

groom (verb)

to prepare someone for a particular job or activity by giving them special training and attention

hand down ()

to give knowledge or skill to someone who is younger than you and will live after you have died

homeschool (verb)

to educate your children completely at home instead of in a school

inculcate (verb)

formal to fix an idea or belief firmly in someone’s mind, especially by repeating it often

indoctrinate (verb)

to teach someone a set of beliefs so thoroughly that they do not accept any other ideas

induct (verb)

formal to teach someone about something

introduce (verb)

to provide someone with a new experience, activity, or opportunity to learn something

mainstream (verb)

to include children with special needs in ordinary school classes

make a man (out) of someone ()

to give a boy or young man the qualities that a man is traditionally expected to have

pass down ()

to give knowledge or teach skills to your children or to younger people

pound into ()

to teach someone something by repeating it many times

qualify (verb)

to give someone the skills that they need to become a member of a particular profession

re-educate (verb)

to teach someone to think or behave in a different way

retrain (verb)

to learn, or to teach someone, new skills that are needed for a job

school (verb)

education to teach or train someone in a particular subject or skill

school (verb)

educationformal to educate a child

set (verb)

educationBritish to give students work to do as part of a course of study

show/teach someone the ropes ()

to teach someone how to do something, especially a job

socialize (verb)

to teach people, especially children, to behave in a way that is accepted by society

stream (verb)

education to put school students of about the same age into different groups based on the level of their abilities

take (verb)

British to have responsibility for a group of students

teach (verb)

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

teach (verb)

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

teach school/college etc ()

to work as a teacher in a school/college etc

teach your grandmother to suck eggs ()

to tell someone how to do something when they can already easily do it

train (verb)

to make your mind or body do something by practising for a long time

tune (verb)

to develop or to train someone or something

walk through ()

to practise or learn something in a slow patient way, or to show someone how to do something