/tiːtʃ/

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Meaning

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

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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.

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

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This word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 6: teach, past, meeting and 6 more words.