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Teaching

noun/tˈiːtʃɪŋ/
Definition
the profession of a teacher
a doctrine that is taught
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/tˈiːtʃɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/tˈiːtʃɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/tˈiːtʃɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /tˈiːtʃɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe profession of a teacher
“he prepared for teaching while still in college”
nouna doctrine that is taught
“the teachings of religion”
nounthe activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
“he received no formal education”
verbimpart skills or knowledge to
“I taught them French”
verbaccustom gradually to some action or attitude
“The child is taught to obey her parents”
Word Forms
instructionaladjectiveof or relating to or used in instruction
pedagogicadjectiveof or relating to pedagogy
pedagogicaladjectiveof or relating to pedagogy
educationaladjectiveproviding knowledge
educationistnouna specialist in the theory of education
educationalistnouna specialist in the theory of education
educateverbgive an education to
instructverbimpart skills or knowledge to
teachverbimpart skills or knowledge to
didacticaladjectiveinstructive (especially excessively)
teachableadjectiveready and willing to be taught
teachernouna person whose occupation is teaching
teachingnounthe activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
instructiveadjectiveserving to instruct or enlighten or inform
instructionnounthe activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
instructornouna person whose occupation is teaching
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Lehre
der Beruf eines Lehrers
🇫🇷French
enseignement
le métier d'enseignant
🇪🇸Spanish
enseñanza
la profesión de profesor
🇮🇹Italian
insegnamento
la professione di insegnante
🇳🇱Dutch
onderwijs
het beroep van leraar
🇵🇹Portuguese
ensino
a profissão de professor
🇷🇺Russian
преподавание
профессия учителя
India
🇮🇳Hindi
शिक्षण
एक शिक्षक का पेशा
🇧🇩Bengali
শিক্ষাদান
একজন শিক্ষকের পেশা
🇮🇳Tamil
கற்பித்தல்
ஒரு ஆசிரியரின் தொழில்
🇮🇳Telugu
బోధన
ఉపాధ్యాయుని వృత్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
शिकवणे
शिक्षकाचा व्यवसाय
🇮🇳Gujarati
શિક્ષણ
શિક્ષકનો વ્યવસાય
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬೋಧನೆ
ಶಿಕ್ಷಕನ ವೃತ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പഠിപ്പിക്കുന്നു
ഒരു അധ്യാപകൻ്റെ തൊഴിൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਿੱਖਿਆ
ਇੱਕ ਅਧਿਆਪਕ ਦੇ ਪੇਸ਼ੇ
🇵🇰Urdu
تعلیم
ایک استاد کا پیشہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
教学
教师的职业
🇯🇵Japanese
教える
教師という職業
🇰🇷Korean
가르침
교사의 직업
🇻🇳Vietnamese
giảng dạy
nghề giáo viên
🇹🇭Thai
การสอน
อาชีพครู
🇮🇩Indonesian
pengajaran
profesi seorang guru
🇵🇭Filipino
pagtuturo
propesyon ng isang guro
🇲🇾Malay
pengajaran
profesion seorang guru
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تدريس
مهنة المعلم
🇮🇷Persian
تدریس
حرفه معلمی
🇹🇷Turkish
öğretim
öğretmenlik mesleği
🇮🇱Hebrew
הוֹרָאָה
מקצוע של מורה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'teaching'?
The primary meaning of 'teaching' is 'the profession of a teacher'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'teaching' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'teaching' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'teaching' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'teaching' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'teaching' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'teaching' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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