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teaching

n. C / U
A2 Elementary Oxford US //ˈtitʃɪŋ// UK //tˈiːtʃɪŋ// teach·ing General-service

n. the work of a teacher or the ideas they share with students. It is the act of helping others learn new things in a school or classroom.

n. the profession or practice of providing instruction and facilitating learning. Often used to refer to the specific ideas or doctrines advocated by a particular person or group.


SIMPLE

She loves teaching because she enjoys helping children.

CONTEXTUAL

After twenty years in the classroom, he decided to retire from teaching and write a book.

COMPLEX

The professor's radical teaching challenged the traditional views of the faculty and sparked a lively debate among the graduate students.

Synonyms
Etymology 1

From Middle English teching, techinge, from Old English tǣċing, tǣċung (“instruction, direction, teaching”), equivalent to teach + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English techinge, techynge, techende, techand, from Old English tǣċende, from Proto-Germanic taikijandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic taikijaną (“to show, point out”), equivalent to teach + -ing.

Usage

Uncountable when referring to the profession or act; countable when referring to a specific doctrine or idea (often used in the plural 'teachings').

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