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[Teach]

An English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)

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To impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence concerning; to impart, as knowledge before unknown, or rules for practice; to inculcate as true or important; to exhibit impressively; as, to teach arithmetic, dancing, music, or the like; to teach morals.

Noun
an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)

Verb
accustom gradually to some action or attitude; "The child is taught to obey her parents"

Verb
impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"


v. t.
To impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence concerning; to impart, as knowledge before unknown, or rules for practice; to inculcate as true or important; to exhibit impressively; as, to teach arithmetic, dancing, music, or the like; to teach morals.

v. t.
To direct, as an instructor; to manage, as a preceptor; to guide the studies of; to instruct; to inform; to conduct through a course of studies; as, to teach a child or a class.

v. t.
To accustom; to guide; to show; to admonish.

v. i.
To give instruction; to follow the business, or to perform the duties, of a preceptor.


Teach

Teach , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Taught ; p. pr. & vb. n. Teaching.] [OE. techen, imp. taughte, tahte, AS. tcean, imp. thte, to show, teach, akin to t'becn token. See Token.] 1. To impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence concerning; to impart, as knowledge before unknown, or rules for practice; to inculcate as true or important; to exhibit impressively; as, to teach arithmetic, dancing, music, or the like; to teach morals.
If some men teach wicked things, it must be that others should practice them.
2. To direct, as an instructor; to manage, as a preceptor; to guide the studies of; to instruct; to inform; to conduct through a course of studies; as, to teach a child or a class. "He taught his disciples." Mark ix. 31.
The village master taught his little school.
3. To accustom; to guide; to show; to admonish.
I shall myself to herbs teach you.
They have taught their tongue to speak lies.
&hand; This verb is often used with two objects, one of the person, the other of the thing; as, he taught me Latin grammar. In the passive construction, either of these objects may be retained in the objective case, while the other becomes the subject; as, I was taught Latin grammar by him; Latin grammar was taught me by him. Syn. -- To instruct; inform; inculcate; tell; guide; counsel; admonish. See the Note under Learn.

Teach

Teach , v. i. To give instruction; to follow the business, or to perform the duties, of a preceptor.
And gladly would he learn, and gladly teach.
The priests thereof teach for hire.

To impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence concerning; to impart, as knowledge before unknown, or rules for practice; to inculcate as true or important; to exhibit impressively; as, to teach arithmetic, dancing, music, or the like; to teach morals.

To give instruction; to follow the business, or to perform the duties, of a preceptor.

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Usage Examples

Age should not have its face lifted, but it should rather teach the world to admire wrinkles as the etchings of experience and the firm line of character.

But we cannot rely on memorials and museums alone. We can tell ourselves we will never forget and we likely won't. But we need to make sure that we teach history to those who never had the opportunity to remember in the first place.

Children are amazing, and while I go to places like Princeton and Harvard and Yale, and of course I teach at Columbia, NYU, and that's nice and I love students, but the most fun of all are the real little ones, the young ones.

A wise system of education will at last teach us how little man yet knows, how much he has still to learn.

About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure.

Clearly older women and especially older women who have led an active life or elder women who successfully maneuver through their own family life have so much to teach us about sharing, patience, and wisdom.

Asking the author of historical novels to teach you about history is like expecting the composer of a melody to provide answers about radio transmission.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Ah, Hope! what would life be, stripped of thy encouraging smiles, that teach us to look behind the dark clouds of today, for the golden beams that are to gild the morrow.

A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won't be too bad.

Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function.

Besides the actual reading in class of many poems, I would suggest you do two things: first, while teaching everything you can and keeping free of it, teach that poetry is a mode of discourse that differs from logical exposition.

Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others.

A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.

A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience's attention, then he can teach his lesson.

Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth Truth-telling, I have found, is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands of criminals I have seen in 40 years of law enforcement have had one thing in common: Every single one was a liar.

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