third-person singular verb
Helps someone learn a subject, skill, or way of doing something.
She teaches English at the local school.
The program teaches young adults valuable life skills.
American English
How to pronounce teaches
verbA2Very common word
TEEchihz
/ˈtʰi.ʧɪz/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of teach
Helps someone learn a subject, skill, or way of doing something.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
third-person singular verb
Works as a teacher in a school, college, or other place.
He teaches yoga classes at the fitness center.
She teaches full-time at a community college.
third-person singular verb
Makes someone understand something through an experience.
That mistake teaches him to be more careful.
The experience teaches us about patience.
Useful expressions
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.
Related words & forms
The past forms are taught, not teached.