- present participle of teach.
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
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Etymology
Origin of teaching
First recorded in 1125–75, teaching is from the Middle English word teching. See teach, -ing 1
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Specimens came to be used as teaching aids at universities or by research institutes.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“If you’re running a text past AI to check whether it sounds OK, you’re kind of slowly teaching yourself that your own read can’t be trusted,” Golden says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Kent is grateful for the upbringing and support his parents gave him while also teaching him how to be a husband, father and now grandfather.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
It was a personal matter that never came up in class, but almost certainly influenced her passion for her work and her teaching.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
Tansy looked drawn and grim, brought close to hopeless about her teaching.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Buddhist monks are highly venerated in Thailand, entrusted with preserving and passing on the Buddha's teachings.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Buddhist monks are highly respected in Thailand as they are entrusted with preserving and passing on the Buddha's teachings.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Drawing on Sun Tzu’s teachings, he told me that he had learned not to engage in “their war,” but his own.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Catholicism, with its social teachings, offered him a bridge between the flawed individualism of his youth and the cold systems-analysis of liberal academia.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
She had long retired from her previous way of life, had presented her garden to Gotama’s monks, taking refuge in his teachings, and belonged to the women and benefactresses attached to the pilgrims.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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