noun
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the art or profession of a teacher
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(sometimes plural) something taught; precept
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(modifier) denoting a person or institution that teaches
a teaching hospital
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(modifier) used in teaching
teaching aids
Other Word Forms
- nonteaching adjective
- self-teaching adjective
Etymology
Origin of teaching
First recorded in 1125–75, teaching is from the Middle English word teching. See teach, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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The discovery was made by ten students enrolled in the university's "Field Course in Astrophysics," taught by Professor Alex Ji, deputy Project Scientist for SDSS-V, along with graduate teaching assistants Hillary Andales and Pierre Thibodeaux.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
The typewriter as a teaching tool in the age of AI.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Back in the U.S., in 1972, Mr. Edwards started teaching at the Livingston College campus of New Jersey’s Rutgers University, where he became a full professor in 1980 and retired 22 years later.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
The EIS teaching union was days away from strike action earlier this month over that commitment, with teachers viewing it as a promise which had not been kept.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Like when Mrs. Chilcoat was teaching us the song “Waltzing Matilda,” Sage kept singing “farting fat Hilda” instead.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
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