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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Teach \Teach\ (t[=e]ch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Taught (t[add]t);
     p. pr. & vb. n. Teaching.] [OE. techen, imp. taughte,
     tahte, AS. t[=ae]cean, imp. t[=ae]hte, to show, teach, akin
     to t[=a]cn 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If some men teach wicked things, it must be that
              others should practice them.          --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The village master taught his little school.
                                                    --Goldsmith.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To accustom; to guide; to show; to admonish.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I shall myself to herbs teach you.    --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They have taught their tongue to speak lies. --Jer.
                                                    ix. 5.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: 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.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To instruct; inform; inculcate; tell; guide; counsel;
          admonish. See the Note under Learn.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Teach \Teach\, v. i.
     To give instruction; to follow the business, or to perform
     the duties, of a preceptor.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           And gladly would he learn, and gladly teach. --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The priests thereof teach for hire.      --Micah iii.
                                                    11.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Teach \Teach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Taught; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Teaching.] [OE. techen, imp. taughte, tahte, AS. t?cean,
     imp. t?hte, to show, teach, akin to t[=a]cn 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.          --South.
  
     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.
                                                    --Goldsmith.
  
     3. To accustom; to guide; to show; to admonish.
  
              I shall myself to herbs teach you.    --Chaucer.
  
              They have taught their tongue to speak lies. --Jer.
                                                    ix. 5.
  
     Note: 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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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. --Chaucer.
  
           The priests thereof teach for hire.      --Micah iii.
                                                    11.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  Teach
       n : an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the
           Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718) [syn: Edward
           Teach, Thatch, Edward Thatch, Blackbeard]
       v 1: impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He
            instructed me in building a boat" [syn: learn, instruct]
       2: accustom gradually to some action or attitude; "The child is
          taught to obey her parents"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  teach
     Αγγλικά vb.
     διδάσκω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  teach
     vb.
     1 (lb en ditransitive) To pass on knowledge to.
     2 (lb en intransitive stative) To pass on knowledge generally,
  especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher.
     3 (lb en ditransitive) To cause (someone) to learn or understand
  (something).
     n.
     (lb en informal usually as a term of address) teacher
     Yola vb.
     to hand or give

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Teach
     n.
     (lb en slang) (n-g nickname Nickname for a teacher.)
     n.
     (surname: en). Most commonly associated with the pirate
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbeard, who gave his real name as
  Edward Teach, Thatch, or Tack.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  teach
     vb.
     1 (lb en ditransitive) To pass on knowledge to.
     2 (lb en intransitive stative) To pass on knowledge generally,
  especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher.
     3 (lb en ditransitive) To cause (someone) to learn or understand
  (something).
     n.
     (lb en informal usually as a term of address) teacher

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Teach
     n.
     (lb en slang) (n-g nickname Nickname for a teacher.)
     n.
     (surname: en). Most commonly associated with the pirate
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbeard, who gave his real name as
  Edward Teach, Thatch, or Tack.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  teach
     vb.
     1 (lb en ditransitive) To pass on knowledge to.
     2 (lb en intransitive stative) To pass on knowledge generally,
  especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher.
     3 (lb en ditransitive) To cause (someone) to learn or understand
  (something).
     n.
     (lb en informal usually as a term of address) teacher

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Teach
     n.
     (lb en slang) (n-g nickname Nickname for a teacher.)
     n.
     (surname: en). Most commonly associated with the pirate
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbeard, who gave his real name as
  Edward Teach, Thatch, or Tack.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  teach
     vb.
     1 (lb en ditransitive) To pass on knowledge to.
     2 (lb en intransitive stative) To pass on knowledge generally,
  especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher.
     3 (lb en ditransitive) To cause (someone) to learn or understand
  (something).
     n.
     (lb en informal usually as a term of address) teacher

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Teach
     n.
     (lb en slang) (n-g nickname Nickname for a teacher.)
     n.
     (surname: en). Most commonly associated with the pirate
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbeard, who gave his real name as
  Edward Teach, Thatch, or Tack.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  teach
     Englanti vb.
     1 opettaa
     2 antaa opetus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  teach
     Engelska vb.
     (tagg kat=oregelbundna verb språk=en) lära ut, undervisa, lära någon
  något

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  teach /tˈiːtʃ/
  1. afwen
  2. leer, oplei

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Teach /tˈiːtʃ/
  علّم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  teach //tiːt͡ʃ// 
  1. обучавам
  to cause to learn or understand
  2. уча, обучавам, у́ча
  to pass on knowledge
  3. преподавам
  to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  teach /tˈiːtʃ/
  naučit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  teach /tˈiːtʃ/
  učit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  teach /tˈiːtʃ/
  vyučovat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  teach /tˈiːtʃ/ 
  dysgu 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  teach /tˈiːtʃ/ (taught /tˈɔːt/ <>, taught /tˈɔːt/ <>) 
  lehren, unterrichten, beibringen  [school]
        "he/she teaches"  - er/sie lehrt
   see: teaching, taught
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  teach /tˈiːtʃ/
  
  διδάσκω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  teach //tiːt͡ʃ// 
  opettaa 2.
  to pass on knowledge
   3.
  to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession
   4.
  obsolete: to show the way

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  teach /tiːtʃ/
  1. apprendre, enseigner, instruire

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  teach /tˈiːtʃ/ 
  1. सिखाना
        "Ram taught me to drive the car ."
  2. शिक्षा~देना
        "The teacher taught maths to students."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  teach /tˈiːtʃ/
  naučiti, obučiti, podučavati, poučavati, učiti koga, učiti nekoga

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  teach //tiːt͡ʃ// 
  ajar
  to pass on knowledge

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  teach /tˈiːtʃ/
  insegnare, instruire

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  teach //tiːt͡ʃ// 
  教える
  to pass on knowledge

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  teach /tiːtʃ/
  docere

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  teach /tiːtʃ/
  1. mokyti, dėstyti
  2. pripratinti, pamokyti, nubausti

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  teach /tiːtʃ/
  1. afleren, afwennen
  2. bijbrengen, instrueren, leren, scholen
  3. onderwijzen

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  teach //tiːt͡ʃ// 
  lære, undervise
  to pass on knowledge

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  teach /ti:ʧ/ 
   1.  uczyć
   2.  nauczać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  teach /tiːtʃ/
  ensinar, instruir, lecionar

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  teach /tiːtʃ/
  1. desacostumbrar
  2. enseñar, instruir

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  teach //tiːt͡ʃ// 
  1. lära, lära ut
  to pass on knowledge
  2. undervisa
  to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession

From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-swh ]

  teach /tˈiːtʃ/ 
  
  fundisha

From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-swh ]

  teach /tˈiːtʃ/ 
  
  somesha

From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-swh ]

  teach /tˈiːtʃ/ 
  
  funza

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  teach /tˈiːtʃ/
  1. (taught) öğretmek, eğitmek, yetiştirmek
  2. göstermek
  3. ders vermek, hocalık etmek.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈtitʃ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "teach":
     broaden the mind, catechize, civilize, coach, communicate,
     demonstrate, direct, discipline, drill, edify, educate, enlighten,
     exercise, give instruction, give lessons in, ground, guide,
     illumine, impart, implant, inculcate, indoctrinate, inform,
     instill, instruct, instruction, lesson, open the eyes, practice,
     prepare, rear, reeducate, school, schooling, set right,
     sharpen the wits, show, show how, teach a lesson,
     teach the rudiments, teaching, train, training, tuition, tutelage,
     tutor
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 教,教书,教导;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 教,讲授,教导,教育
     vi. 教书,教学,被讲授

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