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Word entry · 5 letters

teach

Best crossword clue

"Give lessons"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted acehtStarts with TEnds with H2 cluesVery common crossword word
1T2E3A4C5H

Definitions

  1. accustom gradually to some action or attitude

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • Can you teach me to sew? Can you teach sewing to me?
  • She used to teach at university.
  • In Episode 3, Gia incorporates very distinct and strong gestures as she teaches Havelock the phrase, "Unte kowlting gut, to pochuye ke?" ("And everything will be okay, understand?")

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Give lessons5 letters
02Help someone learn5 letters

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