tutor
noun
a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
tutored
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past participleof tutor.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof tutor.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
tutornouna person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
Example Sentences
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I tutored them during the pandemic; it was one of my last jobs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
He was tutored by his uncle, Étienne-Jean Delécluze, a polymath painter, art critic and novelist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Tara started going to chess clubs in Year 2 but is now privately tutored.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
When I was in high school, I tutored a third-grade student every week at an after-school program in East Harlem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
I also tutored kids for two dollars an hour.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
