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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From BBC
Acuña went into teaching “because it was the fastest thing that I could do.”
From Los Angeles Times
A teacher at a west London private boys' school has been barred from teaching after telling his students to use fake emails to organise "secret" private tuition sessions.
From BBC
She said due to ineffective responses from school leaders, there were too many occasions when teaching and learning were being disrupted.
From BBC
"The mainstream children are doing as much teaching as the adults," Sweet explains.
From BBC
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