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teach / tēch/ • v. (past taught / tôt/ ) [tr.] show or explain to (someone) how to do something: she taught him to read he taught me how to ride a bike. ∎ [tr.] give information about or instruction in (a subject or skill): he came one day each week to teach painting | she teaches me French. ∎ [intr.] give such instruction professionally: she teaches at the local high school. ∎ [tr.] encourage someone to accept (something) as a fact or principle: the philosophy teaches self-control. ∎ cause (someone) to learn or understand something: she'd been taught that it paid to be passive. ∎ induce (someone) by example or punishment to do or not to do something: my upbringing taught me never to be disrespectful to elders. ∎ inf. make (someone) less inclined to do something: “I'll teach you to mess with young girls!” • n. inf. a teacher. PHRASES: teach someone a lessonsee lesson. teach school be a schoolteacher. |
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"teach." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "teach." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-teach005.html "teach." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-teach005.html |
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teach don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs proverbial saying, early 18th century; a caution against offering advice to the wise and experienced.
you can't teach an old dog new tricks proverbial saying, mid 16th century; meaning that someone who is already set in their ways is not able to learn new ways of doing things. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "teach." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "teach." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-teach.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "teach." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-teach.html |
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teach pt., pp. taught †show; show by way of information or instruction. OE. tǣċan :- *taikjan, rel. to tācen TOKEN.
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T. F. HOAD. "teach." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "teach." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-teach.html T. F. HOAD. "teach." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-teach.html |
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Teach / tēch/ , Edward, see Blackbeard. |
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"Teach." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Teach." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-teach.html "Teach." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-teach.html |
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•beach, beech, beseech, bleach, breach, breech, each, impeach, leach, leech, outreach, peach, pleach, preach, reach, screech, speech, teach
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"teach." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "teach." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-teach.html "teach." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-teach.html |
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