teach
impart skills or knowledge to
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,910 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,394 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- impart skills or knowledge to also: learn, instruct I taught them FrenchHe instructed me in building a boat
- accustom gradually to some action or attitude The child is taught to obey her parents
noun
- an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718) also: Edward Teach, Thatch, Edward Thatch, Blackbeard
teach in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It was really the A, B, C, which he wished me to teach him.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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How I followed it does not matter, nor could I teach others if I would.
The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story · H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard · Chapter 1
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Meanwhile "Lucky Sweets," babie, buy while you may, They will teach simple childhood the charms of high play.
Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 · Various · Chapter 1
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Teach yourself to recognize at a glance the liar, the humbug, the fool, the egotist, and the mule.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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Triumphal arch, that fills the sky When storms prepare to part, I ask not proud Philosophy To teach me what thou art.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1