Word
teaches
Phoneticsteach·es
US/ˈtitʃəz/
UK/tˈiːtʃɪz/
Definition
v. to help students learn a subject in a school or college.
v. to impart knowledge or instruct someone as a profession or formal activity.
Examples
“She teaches English to adult students.”
“My father teaches me how to cook traditional family recipes every Sunday afternoon.”
“A professor who teaches complex theoretical physics must find ways to simplify abstract concepts so that undergraduate students can grasp the underlying principles of the universe.”
Examples
simple
“She teaches English to adult students.”
contextual
“My father teaches me how to cook traditional family recipes every Sunday afternoon.”
complex
“A professor who teaches complex theoretical physics must find ways to simplify abstract concepts so that undergraduate students can grasp the underlying principles of the universe.”
Usage
Often takes two objects: the person being taught and the subject matter.
Pitfall
He teaches me the English.
He teaches me English.
Do not use 'the' before the names of academic subjects or languages when they are the object of 'teach'.
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