teaching

[ tee-ching ]

noun

1. the act or profession of a person who teaches.
2. something that is taught. teach.
3. Often teachings. doctrines or precepts:

   the teachings of Lao-tzu.

teaching

/ ˈtiːtʃɪŋ /

noun

1. the art or profession of a teacher
2. sometimes plural something taught; precept
3. modifier denoting a person or institution that teaches

   a teaching hospital

4. modifier used in teaching

   teaching aids

Other Words From

• non·teaching adjective
• self-teaching adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of teaching¹

First recorded in 1125–75, teaching is from the Middle English word teching. See teach, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Now, I can tell you for sure that that was not my best teaching or my best teaching semester even, but I knew that I had to get back to work.

From Ozy

Suneera Madhani, founder and CEO, FattmerchantI read this book for the first time at Princeton and have implemented its teachings ever since.

From Fortune

Currently, there are several teaching roles across various levels of education.

From Quartz

With Jazzlyn’s classes now online, Gladden has taken on teaching responsibilities, struggling to help her daughter with math homework until the early hours of the morning.

From ProPublica

Her commitment to teaching shines through in this Washington Post profile.

From Fortune

In the 70s, this myth kept openly gay people out of teaching positions.

From The Daily Beast

So, Islamized teaching sends girls back home for marriage and housework, and remains exclusively for boys.

From The Daily Beast

“My dance instructor always says she earns most of her income from private teaching,” says Monir.

From The Daily Beast

She began teaching herself how to apply makeup through books and videos.

From The Daily Beast

I was also teaching my courses at UC-Berkeley much of that time, though I had time off in the summers and through a sabbatical.

From The Daily Beast

This is the first and principal point at which we can stanch the wastage of teaching energy that now goes on.

From Project Gutenberg

Each religion claims that its own Bible is the direct revelation of God, and is the only true Bible teaching the only true faith.

From Project Gutenberg

The possibilities of certain branches of teaching have been altogether revolutionized by the cinematograph.

From Project Gutenberg

As the weeks wore on, the pretence of practical teaching was quietly dropped, and we crammed our science out of the text-book.

From Project Gutenberg

I suppose he is sick of the sound of them, or perhaps it is because he feels obliged to be conscientious in teaching Beethoven!

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• coaching
• cultivation
• culture
• discipline
• guidance
• instruction
• learning
• reading
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• training
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