Kilo Lingo

teach

/tiːtʃ/

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Translation

To help someone learn how to do something or to know new facts.

Word origin

From Old English taecan, meaning to show or point out to someone.

Origin
Old English
Root
taecan

Grammar

Verb typeirregular (teach, teaches, taught)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

Examples

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"Taught" is the past form of "teach".

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Here "teach" means to help them learn.

maths .

"Teaches" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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This word is part of lesson 11.