taught
ˈtȯt 
; teaching
; teaching
1
a
: to cause to know something
taught them a trade
b
: to cause to know how
is teaching 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 teaches us our limitations
5
: to conduct instruction regularly in
teach school
: to provide instruction : act as a teacher
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Examples of teach in a Sentence
He enjoys teaching his students about history.
She taught English for many years at the high school.
The church teaches compassion and forgiveness.
Someone needs to teach her right and wrong.
The experience taught us that money doesn't mean everything.
Her injury will teach her not to be so careless with a knife.
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Many readers have told me my booklet has served as a valuable tool in teaching their children basic good manners.
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Daniel Hunter, founder of Choose Democracy, an organization that provides resources to help Americans prepare for an undemocratic power grab, says his experience in activism has taught him that the solution isn’t to bury your head in the sand or jump to the worst-case scenario.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
Ada County sent three people to eastern Idaho to teach some basics.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
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Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
Many readers have told me my booklet has served as a valuable tool in teaching their children basic good manners.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Daniel Hunter, founder of Choose Democracy, an organization that provides resources to help Americans prepare for an undemocratic power grab, says his experience in activism has taught him that the solution isn’t to bury your head in the sand or jump to the worst-case scenario.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
Ada County sent three people to eastern Idaho to teach some basics.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
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teach
verb
taught
ˈtȯt
; teaching
; teaching
1
: to assist in learning how to do something : show how
teach a child to read
2
: to guide the studies of : instruct
teach a class
3
: to give lessons in : instruct pupils in
teach music
4
: to be a teacher
5
: to cause to learn : cause to know the effects of an action
the experience taught him to be more careful
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