teach
/tiːt͡ʃ/
verb
- 1
To show (someone) the way; to guide, conduct; to point, indicate.
“‘The bliss is there’, mumbled the old man and taught to Heaven.”
- 2
(ditransitive) To pass on knowledge to.
“Can you teach me to sew? Can you teach sewing to me?”
- 3
To pass on knowledge, especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher.
“She used to teach at university.”
- 4
(ditransitive) To cause to learn or understand.
- 5
(ditransitive) To cause to know the disagreeable consequences of some action.
“I'll teach you to make fun of me!”
Antonyms
noun
- 1
(usually as a term of address) teacher
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