teach

noun

(informal, usually as a term of address) teacher

A surname. Most commonly associated with the pirate Blackbeard, who gave his real name as Edward Teach, Thatch, or Tack.

(slang) Nickname for a teacher.

verb

(ditransitive) To pass on knowledge to.

(ditransitive) To cause (someone) to learn or understand (something).

(intransitive, stative) To pass on knowledge generally, especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher.

(ditransitive) To cause to know the disagreeable consequences of some action.

(obsolete, transitive) To show (someone) the way; to guide, conduct; to point, indicate.

Synonyms for teach

instructv educatev tutorn instructionn catechizev impartv indoctrinatev reeducatev schoolingn trainingn

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