teach

Meaning

1. To pass on knowledge to.
2. To pass on knowledge generally, especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher.
3. To cause (someone) to learn or understand (something).
4. To cause to know the disagreeable consequences of some action.
5. (obsolete) To show (someone) the way; to guide, conduct; to point, indicate.

instruct

educate

pass on knowledge

preach to

relate to

make known to

impart knowledge

tell to

break of a habit

give advice

give a lesson

give directions

give to

make a speech

make clear

small amount

wise up

give guidance

religion

training

cause to learn

give a sermon

make know

sermonise

tutorize

explain lessons

give teachings tọ

educate yourself

declare

elucidate

instill into

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tiːt͡ʃ/

From Middle English techen, from Old English tǣċan (“to show, declare, demonstrate; teach, instruct, train; assign, prescribe, direct; warn; persuade”), from Proto-West Germanic *taikijan, from Proto-Germanic *taikijaną (“to show”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”). Cognate with Scots tech, teich (“to teach”), German zeigen (“to show, point out”), zeihen (“accuse, blame”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (gateihan, “to announce, declare, tell, show, display”), Latin dīcō (“speak, say, tell”), Ancient Greek δείκνυμι (deíknumi, “show, point out, explain, teach”), Sanskrit दिशति (diśati, “to point out, show, tell, teach”). More at token.