American English
/tʰiʧ/
One syllable.
To help someone learn a subject, skill, or way of doing something.
Practice out loudTo help someone learn a subject, skill, or way of doing something.
She teaches English at a local school.
My father taught me to drive.
Teach means “enseñar”; learn means “aprender.” Say “She taught me,” not “She learned me.”
teach English · teach a class · teach a skill · teach children
teach someone something
teach someone to do something
To work as a teacher in a school, college, or other place.
He teaches at a community college.
She teaches math to teenagers.
teach at a school · teach math · teach full-time
teach at a school
teach a subject
To make someone understand something through an experience.
That mistake taught me a lesson.
The experience taught us about patience.
teach a lesson · teach us about life
teach someone a lesson
teach someone about something
To learn something without a teacher.
She taught herself Spanish.
To make someone understand that their behavior was wrong or foolish.
The failed trip taught him a lesson.
To show people how to behave by behaving that way yourself.
Good leaders teach by example.
The past forms are taught, not teached.